Hey guys, im tuning up my girlfriend's daughters '97 Acura CL 3.0.

The power steering pump was making a grinding sound almost like a bad bearing and leaking, so i ordered a replacement ump from A1 Cardone. I just threw it on today and its making the exact same sound.

Is this normal?
Do i have the tension adjusted incorrectly?

Hoping you guru's can point me in the right direction on this noise.

Thank you.

 

Did you properly bleed the air out of the system?

 

if there is a "proper" way to do it, then probably not

i ***-umed the air would get into the PS fluid resivoir and bleed out with the cap off.

after a little googling for bleeding the PS.. is there a valve to use on the honda PS system?
im starting to think it must be leaking air in somehwere on the suction side of the pump.
i guess its time to jack it up and look around... anywhere a typical spot for failure?