Power steering pump?

[pbr]

pump making a hell of a racket went to dealer, said it was bad, bought a used one for $75 it sounds worse, went to Napa and bought rebuild for $160, supposed to put it in tommorrow, this sucks I am probably going to get double charged for labor 2.5 hrs x 2. Is it the pump cant believe two bad ones in a row, is the mechanic missing something help!

[Gro Harlem]

its probably your power steering line or rack..if you hear a droning noise, it means it isn't getting enough fluid to operate properly.<p>I recently replaced my pump with a new one from advance auto parts....taht POS was so loud and noisy, and then eventually stopped working. I just took it off and replaced it with one off a 626 that I bought for $12 from the junkyard, and now I don't have any problems or noises at all.<p>just beware of those crappy remanufactured ones

[Bri94GS]

Is it something you think you can change by yourself? It'll save you some money...look in the online shop manual

[Gro Harlem]

it isn't too hard to change out....if your a n00b, it'll probably take you about 3-4 hours to change out for a new one. You basically remove the old pulley (17mm bolt), then remove the 3 12mm bolts holding on the pump to the tensioner bracket...then there is a 14mm holding the PS pump to the engine via a bracket.<p>after that, pull off the rubber hose, uplug the elec sensor, and remove the 17mm banjo bolt that holds the PS hose on.