Power Steering Fluid

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Cliff Rankin
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Re: Power Steering Fluid

Post by Cliff Rankin »

No it’s not. Maybe in old car world if it lightly did it with
The wheels off the ground once or twice after sitting up.
I might let it go , if it’s turning on you , you need to check
The hydraulics at the box.
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arunice
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Re: Power Steering Fluid

Post by arunice »

Could you be more specific with checking the hydraulics at the box? I've performed the air bleed as the manual says numerous times with no success. I dont see any bubble in the pump but it still cranks itself all the way left on it's own. I even ran the wipers continual.

The only thing left that I can come up with will be to crack the two hydraulic lines going to the top of the gearbox to see what happens.
Cliff Rankin
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Re: Power Steering Fluid

Post by Cliff Rankin »

I feel You have a stuck valve or something wrong where the hydraulics assist the steering at the box , not the lines or pump.
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