Power Steering pump squeaking and whining..., belt is nice tight, not loose like i thought Options

[eggman40]

At first i thought the belt was loose on the ps pump but its perfectly fine.

However, (before it overheated) when my car stared up in the morning, if i turned the steering wheel at all when cold, a loud whining/squeaking sound and a slight vibration on the steering wheel.

Once the car warms up (about 10 mins of driving) it goes away, but before then, it sounds like bird being beat to death...

It has fluid in the reservoir. Im assuming there is lack of oil at some point in the PS system. Maybe theres air in the system???

I want to change the fluid in there but i wanted to ask if there is proper way to put PS Oil in there so that there isnt any air in the system???

thanks for any help guys.

[silver6gc]

The power steering system will work the air out itself as ou turn the wheel when it is first filled, as long as you never run it dry it won't get air in the system. The pump will groan when it's going bad, it won't squeak. The belt is what is squeaking, whether you say it's tight or not, it's the belt. The belt could just need to be replaced or it may not actually be tight enough, what is tight enough for another car isn't necessarily tight enough for a Toyota, Toyota drive belts like to be a little on the tight side.