yarddogg77 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I just got my car back together and am having trouble with my power steering pump and rack. I had replaced the seals in the steering rack and am beginning to think I messed up. I seem to have a bad circulation problem. Upon reassembly I made the mistake of filling the pump with regular power steering fluid. After I realized I screwed up, I began trying to flush it out. I removed the top hose from the pump, put it in a container and capped the nipple hoping to pump out the steering fluid and get the Dextron 3 into the system. I'm reasonably sure I've gotten most of it out, but the pump still heats up. I'm beginning to think I installed the pinion assembly wrong and the pump is somehow impeded, or even pumping backwards. I honestly cannot see how this is possibly cause I checked and double checked everything about the rack as I put it back together, but I haven't ruled it out. Does anyone know for certain what I may have done wrong? As far as I remember there were no problems with the system before I started besides leaking a lot. The good news is, I fixed the leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surpip Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Is the system bled properly? Sometimes that can make the pump get hot. what does the fluid look like in the res? maybie debris fell in the lines when you put it back together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddogg77 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 That's a possibility there. Those holes in the pinion assembly are very small and wouldn't take much to plug em. I might have to take it apart and clean it all again. Like I say, I know that rack is back together right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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