Power steering troubles…
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Power steering troubles…
My recent plow truck purchase 2001 F-350 with the v10, not equipped with hydro boost . bought it with the seller saying it needed a power steering pump. Put new pump and pressure line on it. Same symptom of straining at first start but then having power steering until the straining stops. So a new box was installed, and a new return line. Same issue, I am using Mercon V for fluid. Also. It does turn freely when the front is jacked up. Looking for some input, just very strange to me that both boxes and both pumps have the same symptoms.
Laughing Gas
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The only symptom you mention is "straining at first start but then having power steering until the straining stops". So it comes and goes? Describing the issue might help better diagnose.
How are the ball joints? I've heard of people having steering issues if they are failing/seized. One thing that is sometimes overlooked is the belt tensioner failing and the PS pump pulley slipping.
How are the ball joints? I've heard of people having steering issues if they are failing/seized. One thing that is sometimes overlooked is the belt tensioner failing and the PS pump pulley slipping.
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The only symptom you mention is "straining at first start but then having power steering until the straining stops". So it comes and goes? Describing the issue might help better diagnose.
How are the ball joints? I've heard of people having steering issues if they are failing/seized. One thing that is sometimes overlooked is the belt tensioner failing and the PS pump pulley slipping.
How are the ball joints? I've heard of people having steering issues if they are failing/seized. One thing that is sometimes overlooked is the belt tensioner failing and the PS pump pulley slipping.
Last edited by 01 f350; Nov 28, 2023 at 09:23 AM.
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For the tensioner, I mention it because when I bought my truck from my buddy, he actually had just replaced it to fix the power steering issue. I would imagine you can take a 3/8 drive ratchet or breaker bar and turn the tensioner and see if its seized or loose. Not sure how else really. Obviously you bled the system well after replacing the components, no air at all in the fluid?
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