Any Suggestions On Whats Wrong?

[Ghost_]

I've Got a VSIII Statesman and the power steering died in it a while ago and it got fixed but now its started to make a noise like something is knocking when i go around corners (only when im turning right and over a certain speed) which started about a month of month and a half ago, would that be the power steering pump not pressurising properly or something in the suspension or what? any ideas?

also.. theres like a scraping noise coming from the automatic gearbox

and im trying to fit a new HU with a DVD screen, would anyone be able to tell me where the power wire for the handbrake switch is? because ive looked everywhere for it and cant find it

 

[Ghost_]

well obviously not EVERYWHERE because i woulda found it, but you know what i mean lol

 

[sircruisealotVS]

hmm, that knocking could be your sway bar link pin bush...common problem.
i dont quite understand what you mean by the trans making a scraping sound....is this like all the time? only during shifts? only in certain gear? what speed (if any) are you going when it makes this noise?...

 

[maginoodle]

the wire should run down the center of the console underneath the carpet. i think what you want to do is splice into it and send the signal to the dvd, you should be able to find a yellow wire underneath the head unit at floor level where the tranny wires go through the floor and that wire then goes back to the handbrake.
sounds like a suspension part usually it will be a link pin bush.
can you describe the scrape? is it only when you go over bumps?only when accelerating?etc

 

[Ghost_]

pretty sure it makes the noise all the time and i've asked a few people about it and they have no idea, im gonna get it checked out when i get the money to get it fixed

 

[maginoodle]

just had a thought. that wire might not have power. it may earth the wire out. I dont know how that switch works but i think that there will be power already supplied to the light and that the earth is switched. hope you can understand what i mean.

 

[ssute57l]

Yes p/brake lights normally switch an earth (1 wire), sound like shock absorber is buggered or the rubbers at the top where they mount,
have you serviced the g/box, remove sump there is a filter and magnet (clean this) in there and put fresh ATF fluid in. go to repco for a trans service kit, has filter and gasket. or go to a trans specialist.