Power Steering Pump
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Power Steering Pump
Hey You Guys,
Question: Is a Power Steering Pump normally covered under
warranty or would this part be considered a "maintenance item"
Also, this pump going bad was quite coincidental with a tire rotation at one of those "commission based repair shops" that
be-friended my wife. Two days after having the tires rotated-
having never had a problem before with the engine or the steering- the steering got tough to turn-(and has gotten progressively worse) and the engine starts missing- (cylinder 6).
It is the weirdest thing. No problems for 45,000 miles and then boom- within 40 miles the engine misses and the steering pump
goes bad.
Should I be concerned about that shop or am I just paranoid?
Bill
Question: Is a Power Steering Pump normally covered under
warranty or would this part be considered a "maintenance item"
Also, this pump going bad was quite coincidental with a tire rotation at one of those "commission based repair shops" that
be-friended my wife. Two days after having the tires rotated-
having never had a problem before with the engine or the steering- the steering got tough to turn-(and has gotten progressively worse) and the engine starts missing- (cylinder 6).
It is the weirdest thing. No problems for 45,000 miles and then boom- within 40 miles the engine misses and the steering pump
goes bad.
Should I be concerned about that shop or am I just paranoid?
Bill
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Thank you
Thank you- for the opinion regarding that coincidence- you are absolutely right- just ran into a little bad luck. The truck has been outstanding otherwise- engine is a little high-tech and appears like Ford would rather me not be working on it- everything seems to be very tight to get to... wow. Thanks
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It's not so much that they don't want you working on it, as that they're much more concerned about ease of assembly than serviceability. I usually find that taking things apart is tough, but putting them back is easy!
