noisey power steering when turning right

[MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP]

hello,
my power steering makes a hmmmming sound when I turn the steering, but now I realise its much louder when turning right, and almost normal when turning left. Does this noise mean pump or actual steering rack needs to be replaced? I have a spare VP with no noises in the steering, so what do i swap, from easiest to hardest?
Could the camber of the road cause premature wear in the power steering? Car is VP.
There is ample fluid, and no noticable leaks,
Colin

[xcop5l]

climb under the car and cut the inner cabil ties off the boots for the rack. see if there full of fluid , this will mean the seals in the end of tha rack have died and its leaking

[MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP]

If I find no fluid in the boots, I should give cold hard 'im gonna remove you' stares at the steering pump? Is this how it works!

[xcop5l]

lol if you stare with a hammer
it could also be the pressor sensor (if its got it)

[MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP]

My Gregorys fails to show me anything like that in there, great $50 I spent there! A 'Pressure Sensor' you mean?..... I cant find it. Just tell me its in the pump, cause im sure removing the rack is gonna suck ass as a low cost (read free) job. I used have ball joint splitters, but then there is front end alignment, that i can only do with chalk and rolling the car backwards and forwards. I guess paying for an alignment isnt a major hassle ($35-$50) but I'm limited with what I can do, with few tools, and less cash. I do have a spare car for bits, which is closer than the local wreckers!
So for noisy steering, cheapest easiest fixes in order?
1> fluid and connection check
2> leaking seals replaced in rack? (can this be done without splitting, i.e can i unscrew a tie rod)
3> replace power steering pump
4> replace steering rack
any helpful hints would be more than appreciated, I am mechanicaly able, but this is my first REAL car, so tell it all.
Thank you,
Colin

[vn_lexcen_s2]

50 bucks for a gregory's geeze. u overpaid. my car did that for a while too. then i chuked different power steering fluid in her and no more noise..dont know what happened but yeh. maybe if u talk angrily at it for a while and ask it to stop being a groany bitch she will stop moaning...but thats just me

[xcop5l]

ok if the seals are gone in the rack, the rack needs to be replaced
id start with the pump thats usually the noisest pars

[MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP]

Will let you know what I find, hmmm thats something to the mix, is there a preferred power steering fluid from actual VN-VP drivers?

[greenfoam]

MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP

Slips?

[SweetWagon]

I got a similar problem, it sounds like the tyre is rubbing (buts it not) only on full left lock. No leaks or anything the best way to describe the noise is a tyre scrubbing noise.
Any ideas??

[hakhawk]

lol @ greenfoam,

mate, if you've got a spare pump there, whack that in, all you have to do is unbolt the lines, let it empty into a container, unbolt the pump, bolt new pump in, bolt lines back up, stick some fresh power steering fluid(dextron3 tranny fluid is cheaper and the same thing) and take her for a drive, see how it goes, if the noise is still there, its the rack.

[MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP]

spanners only OK or will i have to have sockets to get the steering pump off?

lol@get the steering pump off, oh yes thats it, oh its too tight, push, harder dammit, aaahh yes thats it right there.....

[xcop5l]

you should be abil to get it with spanners. i do at work
little trick (dont tell every one) undo the 4 10 mm bolts on the pully before you take the belt off

[MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP]

LMFAO can you believe it was the idle tensioner pulley? I changed it for practise, and realised the power steering wasnt noisy anymore, so i guess the idler bearing was 'just' ok, but with additional load, and i guess even the camber of the road, made it noisy....... All fixed....for now!
Colin

Really is fixed, I ended up changing the pump, and now it really is fixed.......really!

[SweetWagon]

I got a similar problem, it sounds like the tyre is rubbing (buts it not) only on full left lock. No leaks or anything the best way to describe the noise is a tyre scrubbing noise.
Any ideas??

pulling up an old thread, i fixed my problem ^^ i finally got around to fixin the scrubbing noise, it was the mudflap rubbin on the tyre on left lock just bent the bracket back and presto! now another problem, i found the rubber boot on the end of the steering rack is breaking off, where can i buy them? how much are they? and do i need any special tools to fix? Cheers