1997 Chevy Cavalier power steeing pump

1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
64,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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GKMILLER5
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replaced power steering pump a month ago, now this one is leaking, could something else be wrong, when I took off the cap it had pressure on it
Dec 26, 2007 at 7:48 AM
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BMRFIXIT
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[quote:6606078c78="gkmiller5"]Steering problem
1997 Chevy Cavalier 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 64000 miles
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replaced power steering pump a month ago, now this one is leaking, could something else be wrong, when I took off the cap it had pressure on it[/quote:6606078c78]


to much back pressure check return and pressure hoses
and rack and pinion

try to flush system
Dec 26, 2007 at 8:31 PM
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