Just got P/S and I have a Question.
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I don't have 3rd gear
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Just got P/S and I have a Question.
87' S4 with a S4 power steering system.
I just installed it and got all the new lines on and no more leaks finally. So when the RPM's go up the steering gets really hard. Even in neutral. Doesn't matter what gear either if the rpm's are up above idle its gets really stiff, I mean almost manual rack stiff. Should this happen? Is the pump bad? Thanks!
I just installed it and got all the new lines on and no more leaks finally. So when the RPM's go up the steering gets really hard. Even in neutral. Doesn't matter what gear either if the rpm's are up above idle its gets really stiff, I mean almost manual rack stiff. Should this happen? Is the pump bad? Thanks!
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Think more about how fast the car is going rather than what your rpm's are.
i've driven a T2 with manual steering and it felt a lot like my P/S equipped n/a once you got out of a parking lot. It's a progressive type of power steering, way different from your mom's camry.
Is steering really light and easy at low speeds? It should feel completely different from a manual rack in a parking lot.
i've driven a T2 with manual steering and it felt a lot like my P/S equipped n/a once you got out of a parking lot. It's a progressive type of power steering, way different from your mom's camry.
Is steering really light and easy at low speeds? It should feel completely different from a manual rack in a parking lot.
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Doin a rebuild.
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That's interesting, the s4 pump should be speed sensitive while the s5 should be engine speed sensitive. Maybe you don't have some of the electronics hooked up right.
Basically the electronics (the big bundle of wire that plug into the top of the pump) change how much "power" is added to the power steering. This way you get the sticky, grippy feeling of little power steering at high speeds, while getting the easily manueverable action at low speeds.
Check all the control wires - is the ps computer s4 or s5?
Basically the electronics (the big bundle of wire that plug into the top of the pump) change how much "power" is added to the power steering. This way you get the sticky, grippy feeling of little power steering at high speeds, while getting the easily manueverable action at low speeds.
Check all the control wires - is the ps computer s4 or s5?
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I have the S4 pump. The whole system is S4 of a 87'. Well everything is plugged in, I only had 3 plugs. 2 in the engine bay and 1 to the computer. I'll check them again but im pretty sure there plugged in because I remember they didn't want to go in. But yeah speed doesnt matter, bringing the rpm's up affects it.
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Also I changed the pressure line with a new one from a auto parts store. And it wasn't hard like this before. But before I had a leak in the line that squirted every time I turned the wheel, that's why I changed it. What could that mean? Is there a certain way to install the banjo bolt?
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Ben, Thank you! I was starting to pull my hair out. I was not looking forward to removing anything else ever again from this car. Who knew p/s had a fuse. Thanks again!
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Oh I already did it. Work fine now. That's what I mean to say in my previous post.
Do you know how I can raise my idle. Adding this strain to the eccentric shaft lowered it to 700. Maybe it will help the car start to. Thanks.
Do you know how I can raise my idle. Adding this strain to the eccentric shaft lowered it to 700. Maybe it will help the car start to. Thanks.
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