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The struggle is real...my car decided to dump out all of its power steering fluid this morning. I haven't had the time to see exactly where it's coming from but it's a big one.

You were work on the Cavy and the Beretta saw that. A guess would be the low pressure line.
Once you get that fixed(here we go again) don't forget to bleed the pump. They will burn the bearing quick if you don't.

On mine, the rack housing rusted just enough so the end cap popped loose, out of it's bore.

On mine, the rack housing rusted just enough so the end cap popped loose, out of it's bore.

Luckily I did not have to deal with something like that as it was just the power steering pump housing that was the culprit!

You were work on the Cavy and the Beretta saw that. A guess would be the low pressure line.
Once you get that fixed(here we go again) don't forget to bleed the pump. They will burn the bearing quick if you don't.

It's all good in the hood for now! I like the bleeding procedures on the power steering, it's actually kind of fun. Now it's just a matter of time before something else goes horribly wrong on this car lol!

After filling my reservoir and following the the leak to the culprit, I found out that my power steering tank was shot and spewing my expensive power steering fluid all over like there's no tomorrow.

So I go get myself a new one. By new, I mean pulling crap from my local junkyard. Out of courtesy, I'm posting a pic of the donor car. I've harvested so many parts from this Cavalier for my Beretta, it's just the gift that keeps on giving.


So I pull the power steering pump/reservoir and as an added bonus, I pulled an internal rear sway bar from a '94 Z26. I have yet to know if this will fit directly to my revised '95 suspension with little to no fuss but figured I had nothing to lose. Just figured since they both share the triangle shape torsion beam in back, the only difference being mine has holes cut out from the revision that it could work. Whatever, it's a thing for a later day. This plus my ADDCO should be perfect.


Gaping hole from where I pulled my pump off the car:


annnnd newish pump all ready to go:

that's awesome how much you get done !

Rear bar may not fit... IIRC on 95-96 it was changed to a welded bar because the holes to mount it are not there anymore as well as the rear beam has weight saving holes drilled through it. But you may be able to drill holes to line up with that bar, just not sure space is there.

Rear bar may not fit... IIRC on 95-96 it was changed to a welded bar because the holes to mount it are not there anymore as well as the rear beam has weight saving holes drilled through it. But you may be able to drill holes to line up with that bar, just not sure space is there.

Oh yeah, I got the bar knowing that fact but I figured it wouldn't hurt to see if there was metal I can drill into to mount it when I tried to line it up back there. Worst case scenario, I sell the bar to some needing Beretta enthusiast for cheap. Nothing ventured, nothing gained?




Well if you've been following up on my cavi project, the Cavi has taken the helm as my daily driver. This means the Beretta can finally retire its jersey for the winter and I can start hoarding stuff/fixing things for it for spring time awesomeness. I going to miss driving this thing for a few months but man is it falling apart at the seams. The engine is giving me the check engine light and on some days it has a rough idle and/or can't even hold idle and dies. I have my suspicious on what's causing that but for now, I'm going to invest in a proper OBD scanner with the adapter cable and capabilities to pull and read my OBD 1.5 codes. Also my window defroster setting up front doesn't work. Probably a vacuum line gone horribly awry. Classic Beretta.

I still have a leak in my HVAC control. But hey, it works just fine in the summer. Just not when it's needed in the winter. Lucky me the defrost works. The heater blows out the vents though.
You may need a blend door motor, sure did nothing for me. So yes I have a spare, but they can be found with ease. The vacuum motors are only found in the JY.

I still have a leak in my HVAC control. But hey, it works just fine in the summer. Just not when it's needed in the winter. Lucky me the defrost works. The heater blows out the vents though.
You may need a blend door motor, sure did nothing for me. So yes I have a spare, but they can be found with ease. The vacuum motors are only found in the JY.

You might be on to something with my HVAC woes, but like anything with this car, I have to take it one step at a time. I wasted no time in taking advantage of my car hibernating! Today, I finally installed the new Moog control arm on the passenger side and put a new ball joint on the driver's side followed by a much needed alignment. It drives so much better now. The FE3 bushings definitely feel stiffer than the stock stuff before and I'm just glad the chassis is all sorted out up there.
I like this car because I can just point and shoot when driving it, the Cavalier on the other hand, despite being a Z24, has so much bodyroll in cornering.

Some bonus pics of my dirty car that my brother took when he flew in from Hawaii:

So does passenger side ride rougher with the FE3 Control arm bushings or about the same?
Just want to know, think I can send mine back if needed.

So does passenger side ride rougher with the FE3 Control arm bushings or about the same?
Just want to know, think I can send mine back if needed.

In all honesty, it actually equalizes my car lol. Before this control arm, I had a poly bushing installed on the driver side when that one went bad. It's firmer yes, but in terms of ride quality, you're wayyyy worse putting fatter sway bars. Besides one side firmer than the other isn't the end of the world if push comes to shove in your case.

Crap. I'd better put some thought into sending them back for FE2. Damn new springs ride a bit too rough. Hell they may break in and be better...no idea, it's been a month already.
Fatter sways? Double crap, been wanting to Addco this car for a long time! Feels like it needs a new front bar right now with all the "new" sway.

Is it a pain to change the frame to sway bar bushings? Mine have to be junk. That is a problem I thought could be solved with the Addco too.

Having different bushings might not present a drastic ride quality feeling/experience. The concern would be the unpredictability of reaction-steering. Driving a bull around in the mud isn't always a great idea IMO.

Well for me if it happens to one side it happens to the other. Hell I don't even mix and match tires.

Found something:

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/pts/4757418938.html

To me the price is a bit high, but who really ports those heads(or even wants one).