Replaced the wrong %*&#@ part!
Post Fiend
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Washington state
find a new one if you can
almost impossible to rebuild a vane type power steering pump so that it doesn't howl or make noise.
it costs more to machine the chamber and chromium replate it than new
a high percentage of this design Ford pump with the removable plastic echo chamber fluid reservoir howl when new. drove a new 93 Ford E250 V8 van for several years that Ford dealer put 3 new pumps in and numerous belts on, they all howled like banshees. miserable thing to parallel park.
almost impossible to rebuild a vane type power steering pump so that it doesn't howl or make noise.
it costs more to machine the chamber and chromium replate it than new
a high percentage of this design Ford pump with the removable plastic echo chamber fluid reservoir howl when new. drove a new 93 Ford E250 V8 van for several years that Ford dealer put 3 new pumps in and numerous belts on, they all howled like banshees. miserable thing to parallel park.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Kitchener,Ontario,Canada
Does it howl at all engine speeds, or just when parking & slow speed manouvering ?
Mine whirrs a bit, but this I've always believed to be normal. Pump up the front tires to about 33-34 PSI, The engine is right over the steering rack so it's got a fair bit of weight on it.
Jack up the front wheels under the central crossmember plate & start the engine , work the steering wheel from lock to lock several times & see if it gets better.
Mine whirrs a bit, but this I've always believed to be normal. Pump up the front tires to about 33-34 PSI, The engine is right over the steering rack so it's got a fair bit of weight on it.
Jack up the front wheels under the central crossmember plate & start the engine , work the steering wheel from lock to lock several times & see if it gets better.
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Wichita
It's loudest when parking but I can feel and hear it at faster speeds. Definitely not normal. I've rotated the steering back and forth many times to try and work out the air.
The good thing is now that I've done it once, know how and have broken loose the stuck bolts and added my in line filter, I should be able to do it in half the time.
The good thing is now that I've done it once, know how and have broken loose the stuck bolts and added my in line filter, I should be able to do it in half the time.
