Q: power steering pump replacement

asked by on November 09, 2016

I need to have a power steering replaced because it's leaking power steering fluid. Would it be cheaper to rebuild or repair power steering pump versus buying a new one?

My car has 277000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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