Power Steering Noise

[Mustang Jim]

Hi. I recently converted over from non-power steering to a Borgeson power steering system in my 64.5. Everything went well, until the Saginaw pump began to leak after about 6 months. They gave me a new pump and I installed it a couple of weeks back. Now I'm getting a "swishing" noise that I can only hear inside the car. The best way I can describe it is that it sounds like water going through a garden hose when there's a kink in it. I've checked the PS hoses and there does not seem to be any kinks in the hoses and metal parts.

Note that I replaced the rag joint for a u-joint when I first installed the system as I didn't like the installation with rag joint. Could the sound be transmitting up the steering column? I didn't get that sound with the original Saginaw pump. I'm using Prestone PS fluid and it's topped off. The belt is properly tightened and I've followed the proper bleeding procedures, or so I think. I have driven the car for 25 miles so far and made plenty of turns, so I would expect that any air in the system should have work its way out by now.

Any suggestions? Did I miss anything?

Thanks,
Jim

 

[7991LXnSHO]

When does it make this noise? If when turning, systems from the era are notorious for making noises that match that description. If it does it all the time, you have a problem with some part. If it did not make it before and does with the replacement pump, warranty the pump and hope for better.

On a 2001 vehicle I just sold, they replaced the pump three times and the hoses twice under warranty before I gave up and lived with it. Going around a parking garage, it would vibrate the passenger floor like it had eaten Taco Bell and was passing lots of gas. That is not an exaggeration. A little shush is a small deal. A big one is not a good deal.