95 Explorer XLT: Steering pump whining?
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95 Explorer XLT: Steering pump whining?
Hey folks, its been a while since I weighed in. I've developed a whine that becomes more pronounced with turning the wheels either direction. The issue is that I went out to confirm this about 90 minutes after getting home tonight and pulled it out into the driveway and back turning the wheels to both sides, and I didnt hear it. Does whining become louder and more obvious the longer one is driving? Just curious as I would rather confirm the diagnosis. Any thoughts will help. Thanks and Cheers,
VT Brian
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power steering whine
My 95' whines also; I changed the fluid out to synthetic Valvoline,and it got a little less noisey where I could live with it. It doesn't leak at all. I bought a replacement pump off ebay for 20.00 bucks with a warranty just to have on hand in case mine goes completely out. I only hear mine when parking or turning a corner real slow.
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Mine had bad ball jts and caused the rack to work too hard. How are your ball joints?
I thought the Valvoline syn. fluid would help mine but actually made it worse so I flushed it out and used Tranny fluid again and it works fine without noise. I think those SYN steering fluids swell the seals and made mine worse.
I thought the Valvoline syn. fluid would help mine but actually made it worse so I flushed it out and used Tranny fluid again and it works fine without noise. I think those SYN steering fluids swell the seals and made mine worse.
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