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why does it turn left??????

Old Feb 23, 2004 | 11:58 PM
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why does it turn left??????

i know this belongs in the steering section,but i couldnt seem to get an answer there,so maybe someone here may have a guess..my steering gearbox went out on my 78 f-150,i had powersteering to the right but not to the left. so i put a steeringbox off a parts truck on it. now i have powersteering both ways, but it turns right very,very easy and is a little too stiff turning left. i jacked the front tires up off the ground and the wheels turn to the right by themselves. could i have an airbubble in the fluid trapped in the gearbox cousing this?what could be the reason?....better yet,..what is the solution?
thanks for any help
david
 
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 01:16 AM
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Bad PS box. There are some valves in there that are either worn out or clogged.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 11:26 AM
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Are the gearboxes pretty easy to rebuild ?
..or is that soething best left to a pro ?


Thanks Torque1st
 
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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Get a rebuilt. There is one brand to avoid but I forget the name, Cardone???
 
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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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with your tires pointed straight ahead , turn the steeriong wheel both directions , counting th number of turns each way , if they are not the same you need to pull your pitman back off and center your steering ,there is a high point that needs to be centered, bob
 
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Old Feb 29, 2004 | 11:06 AM
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Cardone does not make very good steering parts, my local parts store deals in them, i had went through 3 PS pumps on my chev in about 500 miles, i am not that hard on things.
 
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