Guys,

Car has been garaged for 2 years and this newbie is trying to get it back to being road worthy. Discovered today that p/s system had actual p/s fluid in it so I drained the system and filled it with Dexron III ATF. Prior to replacement there was moderate squealing which I was able to lessen significantly by the normal extreme turning from left to right and back. After replacement with ATF it makes an awful screaming squeal and requires extreme effort to steer. Turning back and forth doesn’t help. Wondering if p/s pump may be bad or if I did something really stupid when replacing fluid.

Any way to check that the pump is or is not functioning? Don’t want to purchase replacement pump only to discover that existing pump is OK and I definitely am not experienced enough to rebuild the pump.

Thanks,
ThreePutt2

 

Sounds like it's time..... How many miles on it? Did you flush the whole system or just drain the reservoir?

 

Keep in mind that you may have to bleed it for quite a while. When I fixed my PS pump leak I had to bleed it for a good 25 minutes before it was quiet.

 

What method did you use??