Power Steering Whine
#1
Power Steering Whine
Hello All,
I'm new to the forum and I've seen where some have posted about their problems with power steering. I recently purchased a 2004 HSE7 with 76,000. Everything has been running very smooth until recently. When i turn the steering wheel it tends to whine. Not a grind, not a hum....a whine. I immediately took it to the dealer who told me i had a power steering leak and that it would be around $2,000 to repair. I scoffed at the idea as they were only going to replace the pump and hoses. I found these online for much cheaper and have a close friends that works on Rovers. I've been forced to fill the reservoir up before i leave everyday. Needless to say it's becoming quite annoying. I just want to make sure this is definitely my Power Steering as I don't want to spend money on something that isn't broken. It tends to whine a great deal more on colder mornings. Why is this, and is anyone else familiar with this "whine"?
I'm new to the forum and I've seen where some have posted about their problems with power steering. I recently purchased a 2004 HSE7 with 76,000. Everything has been running very smooth until recently. When i turn the steering wheel it tends to whine. Not a grind, not a hum....a whine. I immediately took it to the dealer who told me i had a power steering leak and that it would be around $2,000 to repair. I scoffed at the idea as they were only going to replace the pump and hoses. I found these online for much cheaper and have a close friends that works on Rovers. I've been forced to fill the reservoir up before i leave everyday. Needless to say it's becoming quite annoying. I just want to make sure this is definitely my Power Steering as I don't want to spend money on something that isn't broken. It tends to whine a great deal more on colder mornings. Why is this, and is anyone else familiar with this "whine"?
#3
#7
Resurrecting this old thread. This is the last lingering issue I have with my first rover I bought 5 months ago. Been putting it off because I know it will a challenging job. I've tried a PS fluid change (tedious as heck), added some Lucas additive. But the whine persists.
Per Spike's recommendation in an alternator thread, I took the serpentine off and the whine was gone. The whine is loud enough that I can't tell for certain that it's the PS pump. Any way to make sure that's the problem for sure? The alternator pulley turned easy enough.
Found a very helpful video on YouTube
However, it's not clear to me what's going on at the 7:20 mark. I don't have a press, so want to make sure I don't strand myself mid repair if there's something I need to do. RAVE manual isn't providing any info on this.
Per Spike's recommendation in an alternator thread, I took the serpentine off and the whine was gone. The whine is loud enough that I can't tell for certain that it's the PS pump. Any way to make sure that's the problem for sure? The alternator pulley turned easy enough.
Found a very helpful video on YouTube
However, it's not clear to me what's going on at the 7:20 mark. I don't have a press, so want to make sure I don't strand myself mid repair if there's something I need to do. RAVE manual isn't providing any info on this.
Last edited by ThisRoverGuy; 04-03-2014 at 10:28 AM.
#8
I used that video as a basic guide in changing out my p/s pump last month. the video was pretty helpful. it's a pretty straightforward thing. I'm about as shade-tree as weekend mechanics come, and I managed to get it done in about a couple of hours. no need to remove the fan, bolts can come out through the openings b/t the blades. make sure to bleed it good after changing the pump. got my pump from L8, a britpart- so far, so good (knocks on wood).
#9
I could be wrong but I believe he completely rebuilt the pump and they started back recording at the end of the rebuild. I replaced mine 2 weeks ago using that video as a guide and since I ordered a different pump I just disregarded that step.
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