Steering troubles

[Mike_V]

Keep hold of it, someone will need one.

[no1trancefan]

sorry to revive an old post if you have started getting a little whine, which some breakers said is on v low mileae for that (short of 20k) will the fix above work?

I took a small hammer, and while the pump was "spooling up" (I had a friend turn on the ignition for me) I gave it a couple of sharp taps with the hammer ON THE ALUMINIUM PUMP CASTING (not the soft steel can which surrounds the armature). This re-seats the motor shaft in the end bushings - a simple trick learned after years of rebuilding pumps and alternators.

[mrzwei]

May be worth posting this 'fix' in the 'how to' or 'faq' section because this is a very common problem.
It was mentioned on here before but is lost in the mass of data.
There is at least one member on here with the issue now and even if it is only a temporary fix it may only need to be repeated as and when it occurs.

Very useful post.