power steering very noisy ,high pitch rubbing squealing

[robbo80]

Very noisy most of the time and heavy 75% of the time , Can someone tell me how differcult this would be to fix my self. and how much it would cost at a garage. thank you

[gilb]

iv got the same problem does your fluid go down after a day or so think most ov it will need replaceing

[robbo80]

no i have replaced the fluid once , but not because it was leeking ,just in hope it would fix the problem . didn work

[Chris-W]

Have you checked the tension of the belt?

[robbo80]

its not really tight and its not loose , what ideally should it be like

[gareth]

it should move about 1/2 an inch midway with relatively little effort

it may be your pas pump. does it sound like a fanbelt type noise or more of a grinding noise?

[robbo80]

its high pitch squeal , the thing is it doesent sound like its coming from the front of the engine it sounds like its coming from behind the steering wheel a bit like plastic when it rubs tightly together.