Steering going stiff!
11-01-2011, 08:57 PM
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Steering going stiff!
I have just over 70k on my 2007 f150. It is 4x4 and has the 4.6L motor. I was on my way home and out of the blue as I was turning into the street where I live, the steering went completely stiff. Like there was no power steering. What could this be? I checked the power steering fluid and it's full. Help me out please. I'm a teacher not a mechanic. I'm sort of panicked because I just bought it 2 weeks ago.
11-02-2011, 10:03 PM
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why not just get a grease gun and pump some grease through the zerks fitting in the idler, pitman, and tierods? why lithium grease? check to see if you have any powersteering leaks.
11-03-2011, 01:04 AM
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The power steering pump could have gone out, could be a problem with the rack, or it could be something as simple as the u-joints in the steering shaft have gone stiff.
TO eliminate the latter, spray some WD-40 into the u-joints in the steering shaft, if that frees things up, you've found the issue.
11-03-2011, 06:46 PM
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Because it doesn't have idlers or a pitman, and there are no zerks in the factory tie rod ends.
The power steering pump could have gone out, could be a problem with the rack, or it could be something as simple as the u-joints in the steering shaft have gone stiff.
TO eliminate the latter, spray some WD-40 into the u-joints in the steering shaft, if that frees things up, you've found the issue.
The power steering pump could have gone out, could be a problem with the rack, or it could be something as simple as the u-joints in the steering shaft have gone stiff.
TO eliminate the latter, spray some WD-40 into the u-joints in the steering shaft, if that frees things up, you've found the issue.