stag_ste Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The power steering failed the other day, car went very heavy to steer.The pump is still being turned by the engine, and there is plenty of fluid, any ideas to what to look at??TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthropoidape Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 If it's not leaking then you have an internal failure, either a seal or something worse.For me personally, this usually takes it outside the realm of DIY repairs, but so far in my experience it's been the pump that's failed. And these are fairly generic items; the stag pump looks exactly the same as a jag pump I've had and those are the same as some generic GM pumps. You may at least be able to tell whether it's the pump or the rack if you disconnect the high pressure hose at the rack (and poke it into a bottle) then run the pump for a moment. It should empty out a lot of fluid very quickly if it's working. If it doesn't move any fluid or doesn't move much fluid then that points to the pump. If it does pump fluid then it's inconclusive; the pump could just be failing under load. There may be a better test I don't know about but that's one I would try; you're going to be emptying out all the fluid soon anyway.Don't drive around with no fluid in the system though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoutgoose Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I have 2 power steering pumps left over from 'Rovering' my Stag. Both in good condition and good working order. Let me know if you want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthropoidape Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 stoutgoose wrote:I have 2 power steering pumps left over from 'Rovering' my Stag. Both in good condition and good working order. Let me know if you want one.Heh, did it handle particularly well when it had two power steering pumps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenderson Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Although the pump is generic, they are tuned to suit different models to give the correct feedback to the driver.There are two pumps for the 2000/2.5 range, with matching control valves on the racks. My old PI had a mismatched pump and control valves when I bought it, and the steering was excessively light.The Stag pump may be different again, need to check part numbers.Steve H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 shenderson wrote:The Stag pump may be different again, need to check part numbers.Steve HPulleys different, I think the belt runs closer to the pump body on a Stag pump as against a 2000/2.5 one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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