# 2003 Impala Power Steering

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-impala-power-steering/58717>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, impala\
**Created:** [December 14, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-impala-power-steering/58717 "2010-12-14T20:42:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RedPenguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5a626/32.png) [@RedPenguin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RedPenguin)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-impala-power-steering/58717/1 "2010-12-14T20:42:32Z")

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If you get the rack and steering pin, must you also get the steering pump replaced?

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-impala-power-steering/58717/2 "2010-12-14T21:36:40Z")

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That’s the rack and pinion unit which is the hydraulic cylinder that operates the steering. No you do not need to replace the pump but it does need to be flushed of the old fluid when a new rack is put on. They may have made a bad diagnosis or no diagnosis and are just replacing everything.