2002 Chevy Monte Carlo power steering

2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
171,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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CAMIPHONE17
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I recently purchased a 2002 monte carlo SS without power steering assuming that i could save some money by fixing it myself.
After getting the car on a lift and looking at everything everything looks fine. There is no leaks in the power steering pump and the rack & pinion look ok.

So is there a way i can test to see which one needs to be replaced??
any suggestions would be very appreciated.
Mar 8, 2009 at 11:14 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Chances are the pump is bad. If the rack was, it would work at times. Also, does it make any noise?
May 13, 2009 at 8:36 PM
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