Did upper column bearing.
what a huge difference.
it felt like the new pump was going out.
first vid (18 sec is before with intermediate shaft off.
http://youtu.be/wnIfpohlFRU
second vid is after steering wheel off.
http://youtu.be/zgcOth6qeBA
fixed upper bearing.
http://youtu.be/A5pGUbyRyFI
and am i mentally disabled? or is there some magic trick to embedding a video here? or both?