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    11/30/2024 11:51 AM  #1

    BTaylor
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    From: Carrabelle, FL
    Registered: 4/02/2013
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    Power steering is squealing

    68 Cougar with borgeson conversion and the saginaw pump. Pump is only 4 months old but it is squealing on low rpm turns and is getting worse. Really bad right after start up.
    Any suggestions to look at before I order a new one?
     

    68 Cougar XR7 347 stroker T5 3:80
     

    11/30/2024 6:49 PM  #2

    TKOPerformance
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    From: Newark, DE
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    Re: Power steering is squealing

    Proper tension on the belt?  Is the mount flexing?  The Borgeson mounting on these pumps is Mickey Mouse at best IMO.  I would also advise checking the pump shaft for endplay.  There should be some, but a lot indicates the pump is worn out inside. 

     

    11/30/2024 8:01 PM  #3

    Nos681
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    From: Atlantic Mine, Michigan
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    Re: Power steering is squealing

    Try vacuum bleeding the air out of system.

    There are videos on how to do it.

    Even a slight seep at a fitting can introduce air and cause cavitation.

    https://youtu.be/lo3T0KU2weA?si=pT6XcR_pp3DqucZo

    Last edited by Nos681 (11/30/2024 8:16 PM)

     

    12/01/2024 9:02 AM  #4

    BobE
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    From: White Plains, NY
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    Re: Power steering is squealing

    Just to cover the basics, is the fluid at the proper level? 

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    12/01/2024 8:22 PM  #5

    MS
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    From: Canyon Lake, Texas
    Registered: 1/24/2013
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    Re: Power steering is squealing

    Is it a Saginaw Gen 1 or is it a Gen II pump?

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

     

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