By Norm Orschnorschki (Norm) on Sunday, September 09, 2001 - 06:58 pm: Edit

Last week I had the local LR dealer (100 miles away) put a rebuilt Meridian power steering box in my '95 Disc. to replace the original that began leaking as soon as the warranty expired. At the same time, I had them put in a new Old Man Emu steering stablizer along with an Old Man Emu medium shock absorber and spring set. However, when I picked up the truck the power steering immediately quit.

Dealer checked the system and found that a check valve in the ps pump had gotten clogged with metal particles, presumably from the Meridian box, which apparently had not been flushed properly at the factory. Previous to putting in the Meridian box, aside from the leak, the ps had worked fine with no noise from the pump. Dealer bled the system and the ps seemed to work fine.

However, within a couple of days the ps started acting up again -- losing power at idle. Ps will come back if I rev the motor, but makes noise like it's really straining (not quite a squeal). Checked serpentine belt tension which appears ok. No leaks anywhere, no loss of fluid from reservoir.

My question is this: could the OME stablizer be causing this problem or does Meridian owe me a new ps pump along with a new, flushed-out box (or at least the labor to get it right)?

Thanks,

Norm

By bazzle on Sunday, September 16, 2001 - 12:37 am: Edit

If it requires reving it sounds like you have clearance in PS pump, maybe caused by metal bits scoring pump.
revs brings cap up

bazzle

By Steve (Steve2) on Sunday, September 16, 2001 - 06:24 am: Edit

back in 1990 when the audi v8 1st came out - we had a p/s pump disintergrate. send metal thru entire system. ate thru everything. fix should of been to replace entire system. poor customer kept coming in for new pumps and accuminlators.

i'd say either a massive flush or complete system replacement is the only cure. the ome stabilizer have nothing to do with it.

go after the p/s pump mfg with a vengence!
best of luck!
steve