Power Steering Squeal

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  • Threehz
    E30 Fanatic
    • Oct 2011
    • 1480

    #1

    Power Steering Squeal

    When I turn my wheel to either full lock it squeals really loudly. PO said that it just needed to be bled.

    Does this sound like the case or are there other possibilities?
    Different strokes for different folks.
  • !kid
    E30 Fanatic
    • Mar 2009
    • 1362

    #2
    Belt slipping? When the steering is at full lock the psi in the line is very high close to the 1000psi or more I believe. could be causing the belt to slip with the added load. I am not 100% sure just and idea worth looking into.
    :borg:

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    • 5Toes
      Banned
      • May 2010
      • 9836

      #3
      Most cars do this... including mine

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      • Threehz
        E30 Fanatic
        • Oct 2011
        • 1480

        #4
        Yeah last night I did some more searching around and read the belt is another likely cause, luckily I just got all new belts a few days ago so hopefully that'll fix it. Thanks for the input.
        Different strokes for different folks.

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        • owen94
          Member
          • Jul 2012
          • 40

          #5
          Was this problem fixed? Mine does the same thing.

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          • frankie591
            E30 Addict
            • Feb 2012
            • 545

            #6
            I get this on my m52 (serpentine belt so can't be belt squeal) and I think its just the pump dying. I got a replacement so hopefully that solves the issue.

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            • Threehz
              E30 Fanatic
              • Oct 2011
              • 1480

              #7
              When I finally got around to replacing my belts (5 min job) it fixed it. If your belt is old that is very likely the problem..
              Different strokes for different folks.

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