power steering errrrr
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You can get an additive at the Ford dealership call "lubrication stabilizer" it comes in a 2 oz bottle and cost about $4.00. It got rid of that "whir" sound in about a week. Tell them what the problem is and they should know what it is
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Originally Posted by cbr900
I have done away with my power steering altogether but I only drive in a straight line now.
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Originally Posted by ken1mod
I wish my p/s sounded as good as some of you guyses. Mine sounds like a cat going down a garbage disposal tail first.
Ken
Ken
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I have changed PS fluid last week, I use syntetic flued (Mobil 1), but errrrrrrrrr have not disapeared. I've checked perfomance and pressure of the pump (60-80 kg/cm2 in all the regimes). It's OK! So I've been adviced to use my pumt till I find a problem and to by a new one later... (Or to visit a local junkyard and find an other pump. It may be really good, and nearly for free..., may be...., I hope...)
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i have a noisy nieghbor cat that leaves tracks all over the cars and urinates under them, now i just have to find a way to get his tail near the garbage disposal or power steering pump pulley
ever hear a cat go thru a fan belt?
ever hear a cat go thru a fan belt?
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I have heard a cat go through a fan belt yes. Some kittens had climbed into the engine comparment of my friends car. He went to start it up, and he heard a cat scream, followed by a clunk sound, and then the fan belt broke. It also broke a blade off the fan. Yuck, what a mess.
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I put on a new racklast weekend and now the pump is doing the werrrrring noise and it did not before, any ideas on this?
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Ones, I wanted to check oil level, open a hood and found a cat sleeping on engine... May be It was warm iside...
The other story. When I was in Rostov, I visited a supermarket to bue some food, and leaved it in the car. Next morning I found mouses inside...
The other story. When I was in Rostov, I visited a supermarket to bue some food, and leaved it in the car. Next morning I found mouses inside...
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Originally Posted by bertha66
I put on a new racklast weekend and now the pump is doing the werrrrring noise and it did not before, any ideas on this?
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did it run with no ATF in pump for any more than 5 seconds?
most Ford pumps including the Aero are high pressure close tolerance pumps more so than most other brands
if ran for extended time with low ATF, pump gears or bearings may be damaged.
once air is mixed in ATF, takes days for air to separate out if ever, try total flush with new fluid, draining from return line to pump off rack dist. tree, may be a neoprene splice going to pwr steering cooler
most Ford pumps including the Aero are high pressure close tolerance pumps more so than most other brands
if ran for extended time with low ATF, pump gears or bearings may be damaged.
once air is mixed in ATF, takes days for air to separate out if ever, try total flush with new fluid, draining from return line to pump off rack dist. tree, may be a neoprene splice going to pwr steering cooler
Originally Posted by bertha66
I put on a new racklast weekend and now the pump is doing the werrrrring noise and it did not before, any ideas on this?
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Originally Posted by bertha66
No, did not run without fluid, I will try a total flush, Thanks.
Just put a T on the return line with a ball valve ($5) from Home Depot. Then you can bleed 1/2 pint at a time from the steering with the engine running and fill it back up. Repeat a few times and your fluid will be sparkling clean.
Turn the steering all the way to one side while you do the bleeding, then turn it all the way to the other side and bleed again.
Good luck.
P.S. You can even close the valve and leave it there after you are done. No need to remove it, unless you have another Aerostar to bleed
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