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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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Steering issues
This may seem like I am beating a dead horse since there were some posts on this before.....but here I go anyway....
I have a 1990 F-250 4x4 and I have a hard time making right turns. REAL hard time. Left turns don't seem to be a problem, and the power steering pump only whines when I fight with this truck to turn right. The posts I looked at were a few years old there was no mention of any of the repairs the gentleman made fixing the problem. HELP!!! Any advice or assistance will be appreciated.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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Try lifting the front wheels off the ground (at the same time), and steer the wheels side to side....Possibly has air in the lines.....Just a thought...

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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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I will try that SideWinder...thank you
 
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Just a thought....If it has air in the system, that will take the pressure of the lines/pump, and allow the air to bubble out....

Is it a 4x4? If so, may be something in that....

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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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It is a 4x4
 
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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Idk...I'm not a 4x4 guy...Radius arm bushing maybe? Idk....

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I am going through her with a fine tooth comb this weekend.....i will check that too...and like i said...and advice is appreciated
 
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When power steering works in one direction only, 99.99% of the time it is a defective steering gear..

A weak pump, or air in the system will affect both directions.... Think about it.....
 
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My bad....Just throwin ideas out there....I clearly said "I don't know"...lol

But that makes perfect sense....

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i feel kinda retarded now ooopppsss......i agree ....it does make sense
 
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Originally Posted by tom_allen
i feel kinda retarded now ooopppsss......i agree ....it does make sense
You shouldn't. That is the only way to learn things is to ask, and quite often even the best of the best overlook what seems obvious after it's mentioned.

And welcome to FTE if I hadn't said that yet
 
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Thanks Kevin I will be on here quite often.....I have quite a long list of things I want to do to this truck and I will need all the help I can get
 
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Spray the front axle u joints with pb blaster and see if it gets better. Does it feel like the steering is sticking?
 
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