cspurli2 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Had a somewhat loud squeek coming from what I thought was the power steering pulley. It also had the low drone on start up so that's another reason I thought my power steering pump was shot. I replaced the whole assembly with a rebuilt one from oriellys. Now, the squeek is extremely loud when I turn the wheel all the way to one side or the other, and it shakes the wheel as well. Anyone know what my problem is now? I tried bleeding it by removing the resivoir lid, and turning the wheel back and forth with the front end of the car jacked up. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspurli2 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Forgot to mention my vehicle is a 2011 Subaru Impreza outback sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 air in the PS fluid quite likely. had to replace o-rings on suction hose adapters on both my soobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Have you tried replacing the drive belt? Is it at the proper tension? Take a look at the metal pipes on the steering rack to see if any of them are kinked or squashed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspurli2 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 I put on the o ring that came with the power steering pump to replace the old one. Should I just keep trying to bleed it? Also could it be the type of fluid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Check the reservoir after turning the steering wheel a bunch and hearing noises - do you see bubbles and foaming in the fulid? Hoses and clamps are all stock, clean, and tight? Are you sure it's power steering related? Use a stethoscope to isolate and verify the noise. It's not the fluid type unless you put something in there that's not supposed to be. How many lock-to-lock turns have you done - make sure you do like 100. Subaru's self-bleed very easily but make sure it was given more than 4 turns. If all of those things check out then you need to differentiate between a rack issue and pump issue - if it's a new aftermarket pump then that could easily be the issue, they're frequently problematic. I'd install a used Subaru OEM pump before a new one from a parts store. Or price out the Subaru pumps - they're expensive but less problematic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Dex II/III/VI ATF should be used. Valvoline MaxLife is what I used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspurli2 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 The parts store person gave me regular atf fluid. I think it might be leaking where the high pressure line goes into the pump, because I used the OEM dual connected washer thing instead of the 2 separate copper washers that came with the new pump. I appreciate all the help. Thanks again @idosubaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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