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Aug 24, 2003 | 07:16 PM

biggreen4x4

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Power steering major problem.

yesterday my truck blew off the power steering hose at the pump. today i replaced the hose and pump but i have an even worse problem now. i bled the air out manually by turning the wheel back and forth with the wheels in the air. it seemed sufficient. then i cranked it up. it will suck down all the fluid and then blow it back out the top of the reservoir when i shut it off. whats up here. i need this thing tomorrow to go to school.

Aug 24, 2003 | 07:23 PM

ranger429

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Power steering major problem.

did it blow off the return hose?? or pressure hose?

does the steering work correctly untill you shut it down?

why did it blow off the hose? was it old and brittle? could be you have a small piece of your hose stuck in a valve on the inside of the pump's return and it not allowing the fluid to return back to the reservoir and the only other place to go is back out the pressure hose when you shut it off

Aug 24, 2003 | 07:37 PM

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From: Hephzibah Georgia

Power steering major problem.

it blew off the pressure hose. the hose was old but not brittle. i don't know about any pieces of the hose being stuck any where. i believe the gear box to be my problem right now. the problem is is that's kinda expensive. if i need it ill get it but i don't want to replace a part that is good..

Aug 24, 2003 | 07:50 PM

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Power steering major problem.

that is quite a lot of back pressure in the system to blow off the pressure hose

Aug 24, 2003 | 08:40 PM

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Power steering major problem.

i noticed when i lifted my hood and there was fluid all over the place. there was alot of pressure to blow it all over my engine compartment. mainly over my front axle but i hosed most of it off.
Hey mil1ion do you have instructions for disassembly and rebuilding of these power steering gearboxes.

Aug 24, 2003 | 09:50 PM

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Power steering major problem.

It doesn't take a lot of pressure to blow fluid all over your engine compartment. There is a pressure relief valve inside the pump that should relieve the pressure on the pump and lines no matter how much "back pressure" you have.

To bleed the air out of the system I have had the best luck with; fill the pump reservoir, turn the pump over by hand 5 turns, put on the belt, and then run the engine while you turn the wheels from side to side. Check the fluid level often.

Instructions for rebuilding a steering box can be found in the OEM Ford service manuals on CD available at our online store.

Aug 24, 2003 | 10:45 PM

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To bleed the air out of the system I have had the best luck with; fill the pump reservoir, turn the pump over by hand 5 turns, put on the belt, and then run the engine while you turn the wheels from side to side. Check the fluid level often.
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thats what i was doing basically. except it spurted the fluid back up the pressure side. i talked with a guy i work with and he said the best thing to do would be to take the gear box off and take it apart and check it out. there is possibly a check valve inside the gear box that could have trash in it. or something totally different. the problem would be easier to solve if i knew somebody else who has had this problem before. some of the best resources are from people who have had similar problems.