Power Steering Pump
Cargo Master
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Ardenvoir, Washington
Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
the pressure hose from the hydroboost to pump went out the other day, it was rubbing on the shock mount and just wore a hole through it. i was shooting PS fluid all over the wheel well, mostly right over the tire. it would shoot oil out over the tire about 6-8'. going around turns coming home with lack of much power steering, i could shoot the cars beside me with oil accidentally. sprayed the whole back of a van making a U-turn.
replaced the hose, and put fluid in (clear, said "power steering fluid" on the bottle) and turned the wheel back and forth several times, and it used some fluid. is this system self-bleeding? i believe i may have got some of the air into my brakes, they feel a little "staged" sometimes. (pedal depresses in stages) does this system run in parallel with the brakes? the oil in the PS reserve (where you add fluid) was red, and i didn't think it looked like brake fluid.
replaced the hose, and put fluid in (clear, said "power steering fluid" on the bottle) and turned the wheel back and forth several times, and it used some fluid. is this system self-bleeding? i believe i may have got some of the air into my brakes, they feel a little "staged" sometimes. (pedal depresses in stages) does this system run in parallel with the brakes? the oil in the PS reserve (where you add fluid) was red, and i didn't think it looked like brake fluid.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: 21791
Originally Posted by clintbonnie
Powerstorkes use "automatic transmission fluid (red)" in the powersteering .. you sure you used the right stuff?
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 262
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From: Nashville, TN
Well I posted the other day saying that flushing the pump had fixed the whining sound. It was short-lived. There's apparently a leak or something, because the whining is back and the fluid level is already low again.
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