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power steering problems
If it's not one thing it's another! I have had my cars front end jacked up for quite some time and when I started it the wheels turned to the left and would not go back due to the pressure. I noticied that the reservoir was also over flowing. My 1st thought was the pump is bad so I took it off and cleaned the check valve. While on the bench I filled the reservoir and filled a can with fluid, put one hose in the fluid and the other out, all it did was drain the reservior
took a drill and turned the pully. This is where I am lost as shouldn't the pump, pump fluid out of the can through the pump and back into the can? or am I completly wrong on this approach? Thanks, Sparky |
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The times I've seen that happen is when the hoses are reversed on the power steering box. Any possibility of that?
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The return hose is not a suction hose. The tank or can is vented and the pump suction ports are low inside the tank.
If you want to run it with a drill off the car, the just stick the pressure hose into the fill opening, make sure the tank is to fill line and drill away. |
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no the lines are right, I have been able to drive the car in the past and had no problems. started happening when it was in the air for some time
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Confirm that the lines are a not collapsed or blocked.
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power steering
lines are not blocked
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stand test
i can get the pump to pump on the stand with a drill. could the problem be the
power steering gear? is there a check valve possibly stuch in it? |
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Possibility that a valve is stuck in the steering box holding pressure to where it's trying to backfeed to the pump and not letting the fluid on past through the box. I have had a similiar problem years ago in my GTO before I converted it to manual steering.
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1971 GTO,72 400, stock bottom end, 670 heads, Lunati BMII cam, headers, iron intake Q-jet, four speed. Best 60 ft 1.806in 2004. Best 1/8th mile e.t. 8.46 with 3.55 open rear 85 Grand Prix, 70 400, casting 62 heads stock rebuild, Turbo 350 trans 78 800 cfm Q-jet modified as per Cliff Ruggles book. 87 F350 6.9 4 speed dually A poor man has poor ways. |
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