Re: Power steering sound from corolla AE101

<chuacc@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Recently my corolla AE101 gives out a sound whenever the steering
> wheel is
> being steered.
> It gives out a sound as if the pump is working very hard and this
> happens
> normally in the morning but after a while when it has warmed up the
> sound
> "disappears" I've checked the fluid levels it seems ok and the belt
> tension
> is not loose.
> Is it a sign that the pump is going to fail? What happens if it fails,
> can
> the car still be driven?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Richard
>[/color]

Sounds are very difficult, if not impossible, to diagnose without hearing
them first hand. If the sound is a squealing sound, then it is probably
from a loose or glazed belt or a belt that does not fit properly. If the
sound is like water running through a pipe, then it may be a bypass valve
opening due to high pressure. If the sound is a growling, grating sound,
the pump may be failing.

The car can theoretically still be driven without the power steering pump,
but it will take so much effort that the car will be difficult to control.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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>
> <chuacc@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1171841625.757321.20250@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>> Recently my corolla AE101 gives out a sound whenever the steering
>> wheel is
>> being steered.
>> It gives out a sound as if the pump is working very hard and this
>> happens
>> normally in the morning but after a while when it has warmed up the
>> sound
>> "disappears" I've checked the fluid levels it seems ok and the belt
>> tension
>> is not loose.
>> Is it a sign that the pump is going to fail? What happens if it fails,
>> can
>> the car still be driven?
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Richard
>>[/color]
>
> Sounds are very difficult, if not impossible, to diagnose without hearing
> them first hand. If the sound is a squealing sound, then it is probably
> from a loose or glazed belt or a belt that does not fit properly. If the
> sound is like water running through a pipe, then it may be a bypass valve
> opening due to high pressure. If the sound is a growling, grating sound,
> the pump may be failing.
>
> The car can theoretically still be driven without the power steering pump,
> but it will take so much effort that the car will be difficult to control.[/color]

Out of idle curiosity... would it be more difficult to steer than cars were
before power steering was so prevalent? Or would it just seem so difficult
because we're now so used to power steering?

Cathy
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> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
>[/color]