My Protege squeals loudly when I turn the wheel (esp. hard)

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My Protege squeals loudly when I turn the wheel (esp. h... - 8/6/2008 11:59:07 AM    achrukme   Posts: 2 Joined: 8/6/2008 Status: offline Does anyone know what causes the squealing noise? It''s loud and it doesn''t happen everytime I turn the wheel, but it''s worse the harder I turn it.  It''s a 1999 Protege 1.6 L w/ about 130 K miles on it.  Still drives great, but this noise is worrying me. Please help! Post #: 1

RE: My Protege squeals loudly when I turn the wheel (es... - 8/6/2008 12:33:12 PM    2003lx2.0   Posts: 57 Joined: 3/31/2008 Status: offline My guess would be a belt.  Could be the power steering pump, too.  Could be something else, though. _____________________________ 2003 Protege LX 2.0 (in reply to achrukme) Post #: 2

RE: My Protege squeals loudly when I turn the wheel (es... - 8/7/2008 1:39:38 AM    wsoape281 Posts: 977 Joined: 3/1/2007 Status: offline either the ps pump is blown or the shaft is bent. make sure that you don''t develop play in the steering column. _____________________________ My name is Wes, and i am a boostaholic (in reply to 2003lx2.0) Post #: 3

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