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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: GTI-BOY on 24 March 2004, 13:31
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Just completed a rebuild of my 90' golf gti 8v digi. After numerous other fiddly probs etc, I installed a new power steering rack, but it's not working. I jacked the car up and locked the steering from side to side with the engine running, still no joy.
The p/s fluid level dropped initially and I topped it up and it has remained at constant level. I am wondering if it is an airlock in the system??? Any idea's? The pump came from a donor car and I am sure it was working before the swap?
Anyone else come accross the same prob??
Cheers
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Moving the steering from full lock left to full lock right a few times should remove any airlocks. Is it not power assisting at all?
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Oh and welcome to the forum :)
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No, nothing. Not even intermittently. No noise from the pump either. I'm living in hope that it's just an airlock, til I get to look at it at the weekend! The pump is a bit pricey!! The hoses needed to be adapted as the donor car was lhd, and they hang low in places, could this be a problem?
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Could be :-\
Might be worth cracking the lines with it running and trying to bleed off any trapped air that way :-\
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sounds a bit simple but have you got the pump belted up correctly?
the way to remove airlocks is to go from lock to lock a few times with the top of the resivoir bottle.
this needs to be done on the level, so you need both the front and rear of the car jacked up.
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Yeah ,I'll open those pipes at the w/end and give that a try, cheers.
I double chked the pulley and the belt, tension everything seems hunky dory.
I'll let you know the outcome. Thanks for the idea's guys. :)