Power Steering Noise

[NoLimitCustoms]

I own a 2001 Tahoe LT. My power steering pump recently went out. I purchased a new(remanufactured) pump, and installed that. I bleed the system according to the haynes manual. At an idle, everything seems good, however when I reved it above 1500rpms it made a noise like the bearing in the pump was bad. I assumed that I got a bad pump, so I exchanged it for a new one. The new one does the exact same thing. Did I get two bad pumps, or am I doing something wrong?

 

[boostaholic]

May be two bad pumps, I know I went through 3 with my mom's maxima before I bought a napa premium reman and it was smooth as butter. Can't really fu*k up a p/s pump install so I'd vote for you getting junk pumps.

 

[Rivieraracing]

How sure are you that it is the power steering pump making all that racket, I know it is indeed possible to get 3 bad reman'ed pumps in a row but maybe it is not that that is making noise right now. Alternator? AC pump? I don't know, just throwing that out there, maybe something else is causing the noise right now!! Good luck!!:thumbsup:

 

[NoLimitCustoms]

I am 100% positive that its the power steering... i flushed it, and then there was no noise at all, until I put fluid back in.

 

[greengumby]

geese for the mount of labour and time it may have been justified to just go and get an oem from the dealership ...hehehe hope yah find a solution

 

[NoLimitCustoms]

Yeah... Im just gonna drive it for a couple days to see if it gets any better, if not, I am gonna go get an oem... It wasnt cuz the cost, carquest is next door to my work, so I just thought that was easiest, turns out I was wrong.

 

[greengumby]

Yeah... Im just gonna drive it for a couple days to see if it gets any better, if not, I am gonna go get an oem... It wasnt cuz the cost, carquest is next door to my work, so I just thought that was easiest, turns out I was wrong.

hey we all been down this road once or twice ...were only human heheheh
was the problem actually fixed now?

 

[johnrob10]

Fix it?

So did you figure out the problem? Mine is doing the same thing, and I have already changed the PS pump, what should I do next?

 

[avdoc]

I had that problem, not on the Tahoe, but it ended up being the rack. I dont remember if these have racks or not. That still shouldnt make noise till you turn anyway, so I dont know. Good luck though.