Okay, so I thought I would try to be useful again with a follow-up post about a DIY that I followed & the results came out perfect.
Ever since I purchased my CB I had the well known "whining sound" when I turned my steering wheel to make a turn (both left and right). You could describe the sound as a cat or dog being murdered under your hood while you make a turn hahaha. Another issue I noticed was that I would have a ton of bubbles inside the reservoir for the power steering fluid making me think there was a leak or air was getting in the lines somehow. For the longest time I thought that the power steering fluid was low but, that wasn't the case.
Well, I eventually found information on here stating that power steering pumps can last a very long time but, it is the rubber seals inside the pump that go bad which can cause a harsh steering or the whining sound.
After doing some research I found the pump reseal kit at my local Autozone for our CBs. Before I purchased the repair seal kit I called a local Honda dealer and got some hilarious information. I asked the parts manager if they sold the Power Steering Pump rebuild kit and he literally says, " I have been a mechanic for 35 years and I have never heard of anybody doing such a thing." I imagine he said that so he could make a good sale because his next sentence was asking if I wanted to buy a new Power Steering Pump but, I said no thanks.
Despite the useless information from a Honda employee, I ordered the power steering repair kit from Autozone and followed the DIY by RyanD & H311RA151N. The DIY was perfect, straight-forward and so easy even a caveman could do it. (If he had a CB7 of course.)
After replacing the rubber seals for the Power Steering Pump the noise was no longer present & my turning ability felt improved. If anyone is having the same problem I would most definitely follow the DIY below.
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...g+pump+rebuild
Ever since I purchased my CB I had the well known "whining sound" when I turned my steering wheel to make a turn (both left and right). You could describe the sound as a cat or dog being murdered under your hood while you make a turn hahaha. Another issue I noticed was that I would have a ton of bubbles inside the reservoir for the power steering fluid making me think there was a leak or air was getting in the lines somehow. For the longest time I thought that the power steering fluid was low but, that wasn't the case.
Well, I eventually found information on here stating that power steering pumps can last a very long time but, it is the rubber seals inside the pump that go bad which can cause a harsh steering or the whining sound.
After doing some research I found the pump reseal kit at my local Autozone for our CBs. Before I purchased the repair seal kit I called a local Honda dealer and got some hilarious information. I asked the parts manager if they sold the Power Steering Pump rebuild kit and he literally says, " I have been a mechanic for 35 years and I have never heard of anybody doing such a thing." I imagine he said that so he could make a good sale because his next sentence was asking if I wanted to buy a new Power Steering Pump but, I said no thanks.
Despite the useless information from a Honda employee, I ordered the power steering repair kit from Autozone and followed the DIY by RyanD & H311RA151N. The DIY was perfect, straight-forward and so easy even a caveman could do it. (If he had a CB7 of course.)
After replacing the rubber seals for the Power Steering Pump the noise was no longer present & my turning ability felt improved. If anyone is having the same problem I would most definitely follow the DIY below.
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...g+pump+rebuild
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