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Old Jan 8, 2002 | 07:20 PM
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I just put a rebuilt power steering box in my '78 f150 and when running it turns all the way to the drivers side by itself. Did I put the idler arm in the wrong position??????? need help quick!
 
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Old Jan 8, 2002 | 09:22 PM
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I ran into same problem with a 73 olds cutlass s , whe I changed the pump I did not flush the system and let trash into the gear and the spool valve ( think thats right) caused the same problem , flushed the system a couple of times and fixed the problem.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2002 | 12:11 AM
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Thanks Ill give it a try. Whats the easyist way to flush the system?
 
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Old Jan 9, 2002 | 02:52 AM
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