RealHumanBean
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- Aug 30, 2017
Hey folks,
I've got some squealing coming from one of my accessories. I'm pretty sure it's the power steering pump or it's pulley (probably the pulley.) I've sprayed wd40 onto the pulley while it's running and squealing and the sound drops right off.
I took the belt off and it looks pretty good, I have a replacement for it anyway. So I'm thinking either the pump is bad, which could be the case as I get strange grinding vibrations coming through the steering wheel when the squealing is really bad and the car is idling in drive. Or it's just a bad bearing.
The car in question is a 79 242 with the b21 engine.
I'm wonder where you guys would recommend finding a new pulley or a new bearing to install in the pulley. I can find whole new pumps for sale but I'd like to keep that as a last resort. Unless the new pulley comes out to 90+ dollars as I've seen on other sites. At that point I'd just buy a whole new pump for 160.
I've got some squealing coming from one of my accessories. I'm pretty sure it's the power steering pump or it's pulley (probably the pulley.) I've sprayed wd40 onto the pulley while it's running and squealing and the sound drops right off.
I took the belt off and it looks pretty good, I have a replacement for it anyway. So I'm thinking either the pump is bad, which could be the case as I get strange grinding vibrations coming through the steering wheel when the squealing is really bad and the car is idling in drive. Or it's just a bad bearing.
The car in question is a 79 242 with the b21 engine.
I'm wonder where you guys would recommend finding a new pulley or a new bearing to install in the pulley. I can find whole new pumps for sale but I'd like to keep that as a last resort. Unless the new pulley comes out to 90+ dollars as I've seen on other sites. At that point I'd just buy a whole new pump for 160.