[emolineaux]

ok well i was dealing with this horrible bearing grinding sound in my 98 z. i replaced the power steering pump because when i would spay the front shaft the noise would stop. so i bought a gm tensioner idler p/s pulley. i just installed all the new parts today including a new p/s pump. i started the car and low and behold i have the grinding noise and its even worse now. i sprayed the ps pump shaft and the noise continued. i sprayed the idler and noise went away but came back. now i have the new tensioner and idler torqued to gm spec of 37 ft lbs. when i got the idler from barlow chevy yesterday the guy brought it up and the box was opened. it didnt seem used. what do you guys think? i took her for a drive after i got the install done and the noise was so bad to listen to almost makes me not want to drive my z. o and by the way that gm idler cost me 70 lol the aftermarked ones didnt match up right.