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Noisy steering

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pantg:
People Hi,

faulty or damaged CVs tend to make a clicking noise when you steer but ONLY when the car is moving.

If your steering makes a "mooo" like (sort like a cow singing the blues???)  noise then I would suggest you first check the fluid level inside the PAS reservoir.

If the level is OK then I would suggest you take a drop and check if it is reddish as it should be.
If it is sort of  brown or black or has small black debris inside then I guess it is time to change/renew the steering fluid (ATF on our landies)

You can do so very easily by removing the content of the reservoir with a BIG syringe (vets supplies have good ones for this sort of job), add new ATF into the reservoir go for a small drive and then repeat the above procedure once or twice more.
In this way you will be renewing the majority of the fluid's volume without the hassle of removing hoses and then having to remove the air bubbles from the system (bleed the system)

I would also suggest you check the steering axle's UJs since those tend to go hard and make steering much too difficult for the steering pump which in its turn starts to complain with the above mentioned "cow singing the blues" "moo" sound.

HTH

Take care
Pantelis

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