Power Steering Pump Replacement
#11
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Originally Posted by techrep
Roger That !! good luck Buddy...don't strip it
#12
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Naw ... don't cut it until you strip it...lol
#13
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Well I got the old line off, new pump installed, then destroyed the new Teflon ring in the process of trying to get the old line (that got bent) reinstalled. So I bought a new line from Napa ($88...) and got that installed. The truck is back together and everything was going great last night. Well today things got bad again. At low RPM I've got no power steering... Could it be the pressure sensor messing up? I'm sure it's not the rack and pinion and it can't be the steering shaft because it wouldn't get better at higher RPMs. It's got the proper amount of Dex/Merc fluid from Valvoline as well. I bled it off last night so I don't think it's an air in the lines issue either.
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Originally Posted by tareed94
Well I got the old line off, new pump installed, then destroyed the new Teflon ring in the process of trying to get the old line (that got bent) reinstalled. So I bought a new line from Napa ($88...) and got that installed. The truck is back together and everything was going great last night. Well today things got bad again. At low RPM I've got no power steering... Could it be the pressure sensor messing up? I'm sure it's not the rack and pinion and it can't be the steering shaft because it wouldn't get better at higher RPMs. It's got the proper amount of Dex/Merc fluid from Valvoline as well. I bled it off last night so I don't think it's an air in the lines issue either.
#15
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Originally Posted by Especial86
Are you getting any groaning or whining sounds when turning the wheel? Or can you hear it make any sound when turning the wheel?
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Originally Posted by tareed94
It's groaning and whining when at low RPMs but if I get it to about 800 it stops and turns smooth.
Last edited by Especial86; 02-20-2016 at 07:33 PM.
#17
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I'll try that tomorrow afternoon. It's weird it seems like it would bleed out as I drove but maybe not. Should I leave the cap on the reservoir or take it off when I am bleeding the system?
#18
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Something isn't right. I recently replaced both ps lines on my 06 and never had any noise and didn't do anything special. Just topped off the reservoir, no bleeding was needed.
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Originally Posted by tareed94
I'll try that tomorrow afternoon. It's weird it seems like it would bleed out as I drove but maybe not. Should I leave the cap on the reservoir or take it off when I am bleeding the system?
Yeah, hopefully you don't have a blockage or a pinched line somewhere..
I just swapped in a new pump with my new engine install and did not have any trouble either... I didn't have much groaning, maybe 2-3 seconds of running and she quieted right down.
Last edited by Especial86; 02-20-2016 at 09:17 PM.
#20
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Originally Posted by Especial86
That shouldn't matter..
Yeah, hopefully you don't have a blockage or a pinched line somewhere..
I just swapped in a new pump with my new engine install and did not have any trouble either... I didn't have much groaning, maybe 2-3 seconds of running and she quieted right down.
Yeah, hopefully you don't have a blockage or a pinched line somewhere..
I just swapped in a new pump with my new engine install and did not have any trouble either... I didn't have much groaning, maybe 2-3 seconds of running and she quieted right down.
When you did your new pump did you go with Motorcraft or a reman? I did a Napa reman.