Power steering shuddering when turning wheel at stand still

[cmayna]

With your guys help, I just installed a new serp belt and tension pulley on my sons 97 sport. Now if I turn the steering wheel either at stand still with engine on or at a crawl, the front wheels shudder while turning but it then stops when I stop turning the steering wheel.

Belt is installed correctly and the engine is turning as normal as I can see. Is this shuddering an isolated issue? My son did drive the car home 4-5 miles with the belt busted. Could he have caused damage to the PS valve?

Children.......so expensive to maintain.

 

[NHale623]

There may be air in the system, try turning the steering wheel several times from right to left and back again. Check the level in the power steering reservoir.

 

[cmayna]

NHALE623,
Thanks for the prompt tip. It worked. Sat in a very smooth parking lot and cranked the wheels left to right, back and fourth 4-5 times. Suddenly it smoothed out like new.

I also noticed that the fluid level of the brake system was a little over the full mark. Now it reads full (or max).

Again, thanks. Now I can pull the engine out of my 68 fastback tomorrow.

Craig