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Old May 6, 2005 | 01:53 AM
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I have an accord 91 lx and i wanted to know what was wrong with my steering, everytime i take a basic turn in motion my car sterring makes this noise sort of like crying noise, i know its not the power steering because i check the level of the fuild and its great, and its not any clickng noise so i know its not the axel. but when i turn in motion slow it doesnt make that noise. I was wondering maybe it could be barings maybe i have to grease them up? Oh yeah i and it sounds like its coming from the drivers side wheel or somewhere around it. But remeber a like sort of crying whinny nosie kind of hard to explain but can any one PLEASE HELP ME its very annoying when i have so one with me in my car and the only way i have to avoid them hearing is by blasting my cars system and its starting to get old now and they are catching on and wondering why i take slow grandma turns!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old May 6, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Nirvanaspartan
I have an accord 91 lx and i wanted to know what was wrong with my steering, everytime i take a basic turn in motion my car sterring makes this noise sort of like crying noise, i know its not the power steering because i check the level of the fuild and its great, and its not any clickng noise so i know its not the axel. but when i turn in motion slow it doesnt make that noise. I was wondering maybe it could be barings maybe i have to grease them up? Oh yeah i and it sounds like its coming from the drivers side wheel or somewhere around it. But remeber a like sort of crying whinny nosie kind of hard to explain but can any one PLEASE HELP ME its very annoying when i have so one with me in my car and the only way i have to avoid them hearing is by blasting my cars system and its starting to get old now and they are catching on and wondering why i take slow grandma turns!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's just the PS making the noise, basically all older cars will make that noise eventually, i'll ask my dad how he fixes our cars up as he usualy does it while i'm sleeping/ not paying attention and does his truck and my car at the same time, or rather used to.
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Old May 7, 2005 | 01:07 AM
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How am i able to get rid of the noise
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Old May 9, 2005 | 05:48 AM
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Just because the fluid's full doesn't mean your PS is OK.

See whether it's the belt. Spray some water (or better: belt dressing) on the belt & see if that makes it quiet. If not, then try to pinpoint the location of the noise. Can you have someone rock the steering wheel side-to-side while you listen under the hood?

It might be as simple as a loose belt. Push against the long span of the belt, it should give about 1/4" without using excessive force.

If it IS the belt squealing but it's already properly tight, get a new belt. Old ones get hard & slippery. They can slip & squeal even when they're properly tight.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 01:25 AM
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i already got new belts when i replaced my pulley, this problem has been going on even before i got a new pulley. And the noise only happens when i am driving and make a turn, other then the turning in motion my car when its idol and i turn the wheel its fine no noise what so ever but again when i make a turn lets say about at the speed of 15 mph it makes a kind of crying whinny noise, no squealing, a very annoying noise and i can feel it in the wheel too.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 05:21 AM
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OK, so you've ruled out the belt because it's new. We didn't know that.

What pulley did you replace? Crankshaft pulley or PS pump pulley?

After ruling out those simple things, now maybe it's the PS pump itself. But the funny thing is, turning the steering while NOT moving puts more load on the pump vs. steering while going 15mph. What about suspension alignment? Maybe your toe is way off when the steering is turned. That's a more unusual alignment issue, related to bent knuckles & stuff like that.
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Old May 13, 2005 | 12:44 AM
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the pulley that i replaced is the lowest one closest to the wheel, forgive me for not knowing the names, but yeah i see what you mean by the pump vs. steering it makes sense.
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