The power steering on my '56 was quiet when I bought the car over 30 years ago.
It stayed quiet for many miles and a couple of years. Then the pressure power
steering hose broke, and I had to replace it. The pump has whined (it is
actually more like a moan) ever since.
I had two '55s one of them had noisy power steering, the other one didn't. The
one I sold was the quiet one.
I have been told over and over again that the sound is caused by air in the
lines. Frankly after over 25 years, if there is still air in the lines it is
there to stay. I gave up trying to make the sound go away. Now that I see all
the things that you have replaced, and still have the sound, I am thinking that
it may be there when I die.
Paul
In a message dated 4/11/2004 12:02:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
alacaria@xxxxxxxxx writes:
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>
> Hi Everyone;
>
> If you remember I was the one with the whining power steering pump.
>
> Here is what I have done. I flushed the system and still had whining when
> turning left or right.
>
> I purchased a used power steering pump and had a hose made, still whining
> when turning.
>
> I sent the original and had it rebuilt for $200.00 put it on with the
> original hose this time, the one I had made did not have the restricter end
> on it, still whining.
>
> I as I did the other times, I filled it up and turned left and right to
> bleed it.
>
> I turned the hose different directions to see if it would help no difference.
>
> Does anyone know what to do. It whines not when idling only when turning.
> Is there air trapped in the steering box? Can you bleed it?
>
> I just want to get it to stop whining before the summer shows start.
>
> Anthony&Valerie
>
> 1956 Imperial, desert rose and white
>
> 1990 black Imperial
>
>
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