POWER STEERING ISSUES

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Apr 6, 2013 | 02:28 PM

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cheezit

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there is a screen in the bottom of the resivior that plugs with trash and causes a reduced flow.
my guess is a bad reman gearbox... take it for what its worth im not now nor have i ever been a front end / suspension guy

Apr 6, 2013 | 02:36 PM

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HENRYTHETOWMAN

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I bought the gearbox from a local ford dealer, is it possibly defective? They told me at the dealer that it was new, not reman, it cost me $1600, crazy right? I went ahead and replaced it cause it had alot of play. I felt like it was time to replace either way

Apr 6, 2013 | 03:50 PM

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Snuggyworm

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Have u tried to bleed the hydro boost a little yet? If tat releases pressure, them I may have found the root cause of ur prob, and then all u need to do is do a power steering fluid flush.

Apr 6, 2013 | 08:06 PM

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HENRYTHETOWMAN

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How do i bleed the hydro pump, do i just disconnect one of the hoses? Sorry this is my first hydro boost problem!

Apr 6, 2013 | 08:18 PM

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BLADE35

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The Hydro pump will self Bleed air out

All you do is turn the Steering Stop to Stop and Pump the Brakes the Air will come out in the reservoir just cycles the system

Id pull the return line off and see if it has Flow

you can plug/cap return hose and run temp line and let it drain into reservoir basicaly so you could see it

Now Iv never seen anything but makes me wonder if a guy could hook a Pressure gauge up to check condition of the pump

Apr 6, 2013 | 08:38 PM

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HENRYTHETOWMAN

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Thanks alot, ill work on it all day tom, hopefully ill have some good news!!!

Apr 6, 2013 | 10:13 PM

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Snuggyworm

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Good luck sir! Let us know how it goes.

Apr 13, 2013 | 01:26 AM

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i,m working on a 2007 ford f450 with the same problem,(brakes and power steering issues,i put a new power steering pump on it and cleaned out the cooler and lines,AND ITS FIXED, CHANGE YOUR PUMP!! you do have 2 pumps that work together 1st is the power steering pump that is belt driven,2nd one is mounted on your firewall right behind your master cylinder.hope this helps