Author Topic: Power steering pump rebuild? (Read 4030 times)

doc_oc · « **on:** November 26, 2007, 08:39:56 am »

My power steering pump is gone. It makes a lot of noise even without turning the wheel and it makes more noise while turning the wheel. I wonder if the steering rack is gone too.
Anyways, where can I get them rebuild in Toronto area? Is it worth rebuilding them? Or should I just get them from scrap? Or new?

spencebm · « **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2007, 08:46:18 am »

power steering is overrated :wink:

doc_oc · « **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2007, 08:49:30 am »

Call me a wuss but I want it back:)
Actually my pump is not working for the first few hundred meters:) It's so hard to take the car out from the parking spots:)
Than the pump is creating enough preassure so you have about 85% functioning power steering.

spencebm · « **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2007, 09:21:23 am »

yeah if you are driving a mk3 around which i am assuming by the picture then you should probably get a pump from another car. i drive a mk2 jetta and it is tough if you arent moving but fine once you get going, i have never had the luxury, haha. good luck.

doc_oc · « **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2007, 09:24:16 am »

The pic is my totaled 2000 Golf.

The pump is for my 95 Passat.

The other thing is that once the car is meant to have power steering, if you desable it, it will be way harder to turn the steering than if the car was NOT meant to have power steering.

spencebm · « **Reply #5 on:** November 26, 2007, 10:21:43 am »

i agree, my car originally had power steering and it is hard to steer but i have gotten used to it i guess, is the passat a tdi?

burn_your_money · « **Reply #6 on:** November 26, 2007, 10:23:51 am »

Is your belt loose? Mine did that as well.

I personally prefer snipping the lines and ripping it out but that is on mk2s which are quite lighter

doc_oc · « **Reply #7 on:** November 26, 2007, 10:43:26 am »

The Passat is an IDI with the AAZ engine.

I thought about the same thing...but I am afraid that the pump will seize and take the belt out. I have to look under there as I don't even know what other accessories are driven by the same belt.

I looked in te power steering reservoir and the fluid foams a lot. Is that normal?

burn_your_money · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2007, 10:57:14 am »

It could be driven directly from the serp belt or it could be driven by it's own v-belt

Kantdrive55 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 29, 2007, 08:16:38 am »

I bought one off ebay a while back for $30 with a 90 day gaurentee. Check there.

jimfoo · « **Reply #10 on:** November 29, 2007, 08:23:03 am »

Quote from: "doc_oc"

The Passat is an IDI with the AAZ engine.

I thought about the same thing...but I am afraid that the pump will seize and take the belt out. I have to look under there as I don't even know what other accessories are driven by the same belt.

I looked in te power steering reservoir and the fluid foams a lot. Is that normal?

It's not normal to have much foam at all in any PS pump. Does it leak and do you have to fill it a lot? If it's got lots of foam, it's getting air from somewhere.

shegel · « **Reply #11 on:** November 29, 2007, 08:52:48 am »

Quote from: "doc_oc"

My power steering pump is gone. It makes a lot of noise even without turning the wheel and it makes more noise while turning the wheel. I wonder if the steering rack is gone too.
Anyways, where can I get them rebuild in Toronto area? Is it worth rebuilding them? Or should I just get them from scrap? Or new?

we had the same issue with our chevy....turned out the power steering pump was fine ...just the pressure line for it had died..wasnt too bad either somthing like 30 bucks for the chevy. once that was fixed we havent had a single problem

doc_oc · « **Reply #12 on:** November 29, 2007, 09:02:51 am »

I'll check the lines to see if they leak and from where.
Thanks a lot.

shegel · « **Reply #13 on:** December 06, 2007, 09:27:23 am »

Quote from: "doc_oc"

I'll check the lines to see if they leak and from where.
Thanks a lot.

did you get it figured out?

jtanguay · « **Reply #14 on:** December 06, 2007, 09:42:48 am »

the steering rack pistons are probably scored... the boots help keep dirt and debris out, but they usually wear out and crack letting crap inside to do damage and contaminate the PS fluid. nobody really changes that, but they should every couple of years or so.