wifes car hard to turn

[gpgtman83]

my wife came home a while ago and said that her car was hard to steer.i took it for a drive and it acted like it had no power steering fluid.i checked it and it was low i added more and took it for a drive and at idle the car was still hard to turn but if you gave it gas it quit.the car is a 2001 bonneville with a 3800 n/a any help is appreciated

 

[a98gtp4u]

prob the pump itself

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

sounds like the pump if it was low your probably leaking into the rack n pinion boots too

 

[Bedwards]

I had to replace both the power steering rack and pump on my 2001 GT. The pump had failed and the rack was leaking. It had basically zero power steering assist at idle or slow speeds.

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

Hw bad was it to swap out I should have done mine when the engine was out But funds ran short

 

[Bedwards]

Hw bad was it to swap out I should have done mine when the engine was out But funds ran short

I didn't touch it. Took it to my mechanic.

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

Some how i knew that was coming ok
Out of curiousity how much was it?
I have 3 options let the schools stearing/suspension class do it
do it my self
have a shop do it and save the headache

 

[Bedwards]

Some how i knew that was coming ok
Out of curiousity how much was it?
I have 3 options let the schools stearing/suspension class do it
do it my self
have a shop do it and save the headache

I think I paid around $1600 Canadian, including labour.

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

Ick looks like ill be doing it myself then I figured as much

 

[RamairGTP2]

Just remember you'll be needing an Alignment after you've replaced the steering rack. I would call around on prices for the rack and labor,plus alignment. If you can do it yourself you would save at least a couple hundred dollars or more depending on labor costs. Not sure if you guys have an alignment machine or not but alignments usually run like 50 and up at a shop.

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

Just remember you'll be needing an Alignment after you've replaced the steering rack. I would call around on prices for the rack and labor,plus alignment. If you can do it yourself you would save at least a couple hundred dollars or more depending on labor costs. Not sure if you guys have an alignment machine or not but alignments usually run like 50 and up at a shop.

The schools got 2 alignment racks just dont know if i wanna trust them to install the rack on my car lmao
Depends if the instructor says they have any good teams