Alpha D
04-20-2011, 09:18 AM
Vehicle: 91 Talon AWD 2.0 Turbo
Background information: Lug nuts came loose started destroying my new wheel bearing that i put in 3 weeks prior. While driving for the past week or so i started noticing a whine. I figured it was the transfer case or differential about to go. In order to prevent that. I checked all my fluids to see if i was low and the gear whine being caused by low fluid. Transfer case fluid was full, transmission fluid was good so was the differential. I proceeded to check all other fluids EXCEPT for the power steering fluid.
After checking all the fluids i concluded it must be the wheel bearing humming/whining away. . .it almost sounded like straight cut gears at a very low quite level. Yesterday while entering onto highway 394 i lightly accelerated and shortly after turning onto 94w my steering become seriously tight. I couldnt figure out what it was and didnt see any safe spots to pull over. When another car approached from behind i noticed the car smoking and starting to smell like burned rubber, it kind of also had a axle grease smell to it. (that gray stinky stuff)
Limped the car home put it on jack stands and discovered my power steering belt burned/shreded itself into pieces, while doing that it took part of my lower timing belt cover with and contaminated the pulley nicely. So now there is still a whine.
My question or concern. Most cars that have no power assist will drive just like normal once you get rolling especially at highway speeds. However in my case it remains very very firm around corners, slight turns ect.
I did a little bit of investigating and came up with a couple potential causes.
a) power steering pump being sized causing it to not turn?
b)blockage of fluid in the rack (going back the pump being seized)
im not sure what type of pump the 1G PS pumps are if they are vain type or what and if that has anything to do with it.
Thank you for any constructive input.
Last question i wont be driving the car this upcoming winter so for a ps delete, would i need a manual rack at all or can you block the lines somehow and keep the rack you have in your car?
http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx10/Doctor4G/IMG_20110417_150019.jpg Nice lugs luckily they didn't commit suicide neither.
Background information: Lug nuts came loose started destroying my new wheel bearing that i put in 3 weeks prior. While driving for the past week or so i started noticing a whine. I figured it was the transfer case or differential about to go. In order to prevent that. I checked all my fluids to see if i was low and the gear whine being caused by low fluid. Transfer case fluid was full, transmission fluid was good so was the differential. I proceeded to check all other fluids EXCEPT for the power steering fluid.
After checking all the fluids i concluded it must be the wheel bearing humming/whining away. . .it almost sounded like straight cut gears at a very low quite level. Yesterday while entering onto highway 394 i lightly accelerated and shortly after turning onto 94w my steering become seriously tight. I couldnt figure out what it was and didnt see any safe spots to pull over. When another car approached from behind i noticed the car smoking and starting to smell like burned rubber, it kind of also had a axle grease smell to it. (that gray stinky stuff)
Limped the car home put it on jack stands and discovered my power steering belt burned/shreded itself into pieces, while doing that it took part of my lower timing belt cover with and contaminated the pulley nicely. So now there is still a whine.
My question or concern. Most cars that have no power assist will drive just like normal once you get rolling especially at highway speeds. However in my case it remains very very firm around corners, slight turns ect.
I did a little bit of investigating and came up with a couple potential causes.
a) power steering pump being sized causing it to not turn?
b)blockage of fluid in the rack (going back the pump being seized)
im not sure what type of pump the 1G PS pumps are if they are vain type or what and if that has anything to do with it.
Thank you for any constructive input.
Last question i wont be driving the car this upcoming winter so for a ps delete, would i need a manual rack at all or can you block the lines somehow and keep the rack you have in your car?
http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx10/Doctor4G/IMG_20110417_150019.jpg Nice lugs luckily they didn't commit suicide neither.