 OT: Who knows what about changing power steering pumps?, 91 F-150 |
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| dbgriffith75 |
 Jun 24 2009, 09:58 PM
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TheGrif  Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 25-July 07 From: Iowa, USA Member No.: 7,945 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
I don't have to do it yet, but the pump in my truck is starting to go bad. I'm not entirely sure how it happened- I parked it Friday night after work. Didn't use it Sat or Sun because we used my wifes jeep to run around, and didn't drive it to work Mon or Tue because it was nice enough to drive my motorcycle.
This morning I got in it to head to work and noticed the steering was very tough- revving the engine for about 5 seconds straightened it out and I made it to work okay but it was still steering a little tough. When I went to leave, I noticed a small puddle under the truck- I added some fluid to it and it steers fine, but it has a terrible whining to it whenever I make the slightest change to the wheel. I give it a week, maybe two, and it'll need to be replaced. Weather permitting I'll drive my motorcycle as often as I can, otherwise I'm just going to be investing in power steering fluid to get by as I can't afford a new pump just yet. I'm sure I can change the pump itself without much trouble,[save for the knuckle scrapes and pains of 130k miles worth of driving has done] but if I'm not mistaken the system has to be bled after the pump is changed and I've never done it before so I have no idea how to do it. Thanks in advance for the advice. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| craig3x |
Jun 25 2009, 06:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 18-April 09 From: Sacramento Member No.: 10,275 Region Association: None |
914 world? :WTF (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) :
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| dbgriffith75 |
Jun 25 2009, 06:51 PM
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TheGrif Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 25-July 07 From: Iowa, USA Member No.: 7,945 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(craig3x @ Jun 25 2009, 07:06 PM)  Hence the "OT" in the topic title. And charlie, I didn't think about the fact that dryness was causing the whining. I may not be the most punctual person when it comes to maintenance, but all of the fluids in my vehicles get regular checks- 2 weeks apart at the most because I try to be prepared for instances like this. It's more likely that something happened Friday to cause the leak and I just didn't catch it because it's not like the fluid is just dumping out of the pump. I'll try to find the source of the leak and repair it if possible before I go tearing the pump off- at the very least I'll eliminate the leaking and at best I'll have saved myself the trouble of replacing the pump. Thanks for the help- you too cupomeat as if the pump is going bad, your advice will be of use to me. |
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dbgriffith75 OT: Who knows what about changing power steering pumps? Jun 24 2009, 09:58 PM
Cupomeat Ok, I've done a few and this is what I learned... Jun 24 2009, 10:18 PM charliew The whining is from air in the system. Just keep f... Jun 25 2009, 05:53 PM
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914 world? :WTF :confused: :
Frends helping fri... Jun 25 2009, 07:05 PM BarberDave :trophy:
Have you tryed Ford F-150 Forms , ... Jun 26 2009, 03:39 AM dbgriffith75
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