Power steering pump? or something else?
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Power steering pump? or something else?
I have a 95 350 7.3PS, 216k miles. I've had it for about two years, and when I first got it the steering was very loose (I think that's the right word, the wheel moves easily side to side but the tires don't turn?). Had the worm chain (?) tightened and one tie rod end replaced. Needs the other one replaced, found out earlier this year.
Starting early this summer the steering would groan turning to the left, not all the time and only a little. Off and on all summer, had the fluid checked and it was fine. Starting a month or two ago, it started getting very hard to turn left or right, groaning. Me, not the truck, ha. Now it is nearly impossible to turn the wheel at low speeds, but fine at anything above 10 mph. Is that the power steering pump? What does fixing that entail? My husband is about to deploy for 6 mos and I'd like to get it fixed because I honestly do not like driving his car (Cavalier) even if it DOES get better gas mileage. But I am also sick of having to man-handle my truck around town and I have to be able to pull my horse trailer. Not too mention my pecs are going to be bigger than his pretty soon...gross.
Any help?
Starting early this summer the steering would groan turning to the left, not all the time and only a little. Off and on all summer, had the fluid checked and it was fine. Starting a month or two ago, it started getting very hard to turn left or right, groaning. Me, not the truck, ha. Now it is nearly impossible to turn the wheel at low speeds, but fine at anything above 10 mph. Is that the power steering pump? What does fixing that entail? My husband is about to deploy for 6 mos and I'd like to get it fixed because I honestly do not like driving his car (Cavalier) even if it DOES get better gas mileage. But I am also sick of having to man-handle my truck around town and I have to be able to pull my horse trailer. Not too mention my pecs are going to be bigger than his pretty soon...gross.
Any help?
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sounds like ball joints binding,?? might need new ones, unless you tighten the worm adjustment screw too much on the stearing box. it not suppose to be tight, that will also make it hard to stear. If the stearing box is binding, 
Last edited by shendoa; Dec 14, 2005 at 06:36 PM.
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well iwhen i bought my truck used 3 years ago i drove it one year and the stearing box was adjusted before i got it, worked fine for 1 year then started to get hard, i backed the allen screw on the box 1/2 turn then tighten the locking nut whyle holding the alen wrench so it would not turn when i tighten the loc nut, no more problems, if the lock nut was tighten without holding the allen center from turning then they both turned and it too tight, binding you probably would not feal at first, but it wears the cast iron housing under the bearing surface and gums up. just loosten the lock nut then hold the iner from turning and tighten toe lock nut back up. that should make a big diferent. if not it ball joints, it easier to adjust the stearing box than changing the ball joints just to find out it the stearing box.
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