davyd8899 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 The steering on my 300 is noisy and intermittently heavy when making menovures, and whines and grones pretty much the whole time, have checked the fluid, and its at the max level, also not leaking any fluid. so am guessing the pump has had its day, if it was the rack that had failed,would it tiddle oil everywhere? so the question i am asking is pump or rack, or anything else it could be?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffernutter Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Rack? - don't Disco 1's have steering boxes (not racks?) Have you checked belt tightness? Just because is isn't leaking don't rule out the steering box. Finally, my experience is that it is the part that you don't change until last that causes the problem! So, if you change the pump, it will be the rack and vice versa! Cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyd8899 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 doh Rack? - don't Disco 1's have steering boxes (not racks?)Have you checked belt tightness? Just because is isn't leaking don't rule out the steering box. Finally, my experience is that it is the part that you don't change until last that causes the problem! So, if you change the pump, it will be the rack and vice versa! Cheers Peter sorry, a blond moment, rack, box, ive just got home from a 17hr shift at work............ didnt want to rule anything out just yet, new belt recently (cam and poly) plus new tensioners so wouldnt of thought that would be the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Idris Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Could be a blocked feed pipe to the pump, but the sound of cavitation is more likely to be a stuffed pump. Only a pressure/flow test tells you without stripping or changing it out. Doesn't the steering box leak even when they are working fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyd8899 Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Doesn't the steering box leak even when they are working fine aparently not, my drive is amazingly oil free!!! was working on the stuffed pump theory, will swap it out and let you know the resaults......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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