questions about noises on my new tacoma

I just test drove a 2000 tacoma today. I have a few questions tho. The clutch was very squeeky....any idea on what whout fix this? and the power steering pump was ungodly load but steered fine...any ideas on that? thanks for all the help!

 

any one?

 

squeaky clutch is very common, you can hit all the moving parts with some white lithium spray there is also a fix posted somewhere here regarding the replacement of a plastic piece.

 

ok thanks for the help

 

should i just replace my power steering pump?

 

squeaky how? like, every time you pushed the pedal in squeaky, or chirping, or what? if its whenever you push the pedal in, does it happen when the truck is off too?

 

ya clutch wise ya if i push the clutch in it squeeks with the truck on or off.....im guessing there some kind of spring that needs to be replaced? power steering wise when you start the truck the loud whine begins and gets louder if i steer.

 

spray some white lithium on the arm that goes thru the firewall and cycle the clutch a few times.

if that doesnt seem to help, it could be the bushing in the clutch return spring...

the bushing on my pedal broke and was causing a horribly annoying squeak, so i took the old spring out and replaced it with a different type...http://www.yotatech.com/f2/fixed-stupid-plastic-clutch-pedal-bushing-19137/

 

ok, ill check it out next time im wrenchin on the taco...thanks for the advice