arcade like steering?

[airwave_assassin]

my steering is going to hell right now...i think its my power steering pump...you can hear it wind when turning, and sometimes the power steering will kick completly off until i turn the wheel to the left. also while driving you can kind of feel the wheel jerk a little and stick in a few spots. its like i'm playing cruising usa or something?

does anybody know how much a new pump costs and how to fix it?
i'm pretty much broke at the moment...rent kicked my ass.
i get paid today so i should be able to fix it this weekend. any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance

oh and also last night the when i was backing out of a spot the wheel kind of locked in place and when i turned it back left i heard a pop, this happened 2 or 3 times..i dunno what that is...
when i looked at the pump while a friend was turning the wheel i noticed that one of the lines seems to be getting torqued what does that mean?

[colinlesser]

crapped out go online to advanced auto parts

[airwave_assassin]

i just got it check from meineke.........
bad news the pinion is fucked.
i gotta get a new one. guy said it will run me 800 for parts and labor
i'm thinking of just buying the part for 400 (aftermarket) (it was 675 brand new)
and putting it on myself. anyone ever done this before i need some serious help. i'm goign to lose my job because of this.

ok i called oreileys and the said they got one for 150
and a 150 core charge...but i'm not paying that sincei 'm bringin in my old part. i'm gettin a new haynes manual. any additional help would be great

[colinlesser]

dont listen to minake, i ask them how much to install a alternator on a 89 bronco 351w cause i felt like being lazy and they told me a new one was $212 not including labor i was like"your full of shit no way does a bronco alternator cost $212 so i dilly dallyed my ass over to advanced and bought a new one for $68! BIG DIFFERENCE so i went back to mianke and spit on the counter in front of the guy and left

[airwave_assassin]

hahaha yeah this guy was pretty fucking honest though. i think he was giving me the dealership costs though. he was telling me to do it myself because he knew they were ripping me off. but yeah he jacked the car up and brought me and my friend under to point out the problem. which was pretty damn obvious haha. but yeah they do rip you off. anyways i still need help with this

[colinlesser]

ok if you need transport to work go buy a super cheap junker that drives and earn enough money to fix it and jack the car up and disassembel what you need to then when you can afford the part its just a matter of putting it in then put everything back together

[airwave_assassin]

i deliver pizzas. i gotta pay bills rent and college. i cant just go buy a new car. i cant save money that easily. i'm thinking of going to a used car dealership and trading it in, but then tahts one more bill i gotta worry about.

[colinlesser]

im telling you go buy a shitty car for like 200-300 its easy and it stops wear and tear on your good car if you deliver pizza go to www.craigslist.com and find the closest listed city to you and look in cars/trucks

[airwave_assassin]

well all problems should be solved for free actually. i did some research on my car, and found that the 97 cavalier has 2 recalls. the ignition switch, and the pinion. so i called gm about it and they ran my VIN and said that i qualify for it. so GM is going to fix it for free. now i just hope it all goes down that smooth at the dealership.

[airwave_assassin]

why dont i just buy this for work?
http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/108411251.html

[colinlesser]

awsome!, smart move looking up the recalls, and f*ck yea! buy that bus that would be awsome

[cousincletus]

That's a pretty nice short bus. Glad you got your problem solved. I was going to suggest the junkyard www.car-part.com for the rack. I would use a turkey baster and suck out the p/s reservoir once a year and add new fluid. FWIW I use Carquest p/s fluid and it works well.