Loud Whine When Losing Traction at Low Speed

[ThePOWERtoRULE]

Last night I was in a large parking lot and there was fresh rain on the ground, so it was pretty slippery. I took the opportunity to get my car moving, and break the back end loose just a little by jerking the wheel hard, and then snapping it back into place.... I was practicing recovering the rear end of the car in the case of oversteer.

Anyways, I did a few times at passes around 30-40 MPH. Then I started slowing it down. As I got slower, I was having to crank the wheel harder. At about 10 MPH, I cranked the wheel hard left, and the car made an awfullly loud whining noise as the back tires slid. Once I corrected it, the whining noise cut.

Is something broken or protesting?

 

[sdpatt]

Yep.

 

[ThePOWERtoRULE]

slap
ok...
then....

what?

 

[MotoArts]

sdpatt:
Yep.

LOL

 

[SonicRiot]

check your power steering pump. Classic ford problem.

 

[ThePOWERtoRULE]

Replaced with a used (but well working) unit about 5 months/4k ago...

I was thinking that it was something that couldn't handle the extra stress (obviously, since it it only happened under stress)I'd I'd like to take it as an early warning...

 

[SonicRiot]

Check your rack and CV's too.

It sounds like a power steering pump, though. Fords have squeaky pumps. Sometimes there is nothing you can do about it.
Does the steering feel like it is loosing power too? I don't think it has anything to do with loss of traction.

However,
maybe you are just being paranoid. Were you braking while sliding? Sliding + Braking = ABS and ABS = whining.
Also, at slower speeds, the wheel is ALWAYS harder to turn.

Don't freak out just yet, drive it on the roads in normal condidtions. Put all the evidence together.