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I had aprox. 30,000 since dealer did last flush, and I decided to tackle it this time myself. If you want to do it yourself, here's how. Gather the following tools and materials: catch pan, pref. rectangular shaped, brake parts cleaner, rags, oil absorbent, 4-6 ... JOIN NOW TO REMOVE TRACER
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02-02-2008, 04:18 PM
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Power Steering Flush, Do It Yourself
I had aprox. 30,000 since dealer did last flush, and I decided to tackle it this time myself.
If you want to do it yourself, here's how. Gather the following tools and materials: catch pan, pref. rectangular shaped, brake parts cleaner, rags, oil absorbent, 4-6 qts ATF+4 or power steering fluid, vice-grips or pliers to open hose clamp, a long funnel or an empty qt. bottle will do, a syringe to suck excess fluid if to full, and a helper. Can do it by yourself, but constantly starting/stopping engine. Locate oil cooler, got a pic to help locate: http://dieselbombers.com/attachment....1&d=1201985678 The hose thats covered in oil is the one you want to remove. Shove catch pan underneath and remove hose. To flush the cooler, just dump fluid into the reservoir until it comes out clean. To do the rest of the system, point hose toward catch pan, and have helper dump fluid into reservoir until clean fluid is running out of hose, have to dump fast. Shut truck down and hook hose back up. Check level and restart truck. Move steering wheel back and forth to help remove air if any, shut off and recheck level. Add, remove until full cold mark is reached. You might want to use a little brake parts cleaner to remove any fluid spilled in engine compartment. Keep in mind the vehicle I serviced was my 06 Dodge 2500. Your vehicle may differ. - Last edited by wildbill; 05-11-2008 at 12:12 AM.. 
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02-02-2008, 05:24 PM
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AWESOME WRITE UP!!!!
Can you tell a differance? Was it acting up or justa preventative matainance thing? -
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02-02-2008, 05:38 PM
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Preventive maintenance. Seemed a little bit smoother afterwards. -
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02-27-2008, 08:48 AM
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I did all that. However, I am still having problems. Not sure if it is the power steering pump, or the steering gear box. Basically my problem is when I am driving straight down the road the wheel becomes tight. When I am turning at lower speeds, seems to be fine. I had a helper in the truck turning the wheel and while under the truck noticed the fluid going into the cooler seemed to come in bursts, or pulsate. I don't think there is any air in there, but I could be wrong. At least there are no air bubbles in the reservoir. Anyone know whats going on, or experience this before? -
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02-27-2008, 08:27 PM
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How old a pump we got? Could be failing. -
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02-27-2008, 08:50 PM
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I just replaced the pump. Still having the problem. Wondering if it could be an alignment issue? Either that or the hydraulic brake booster, or the power steering gear box. -
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02-27-2008, 08:59 PM
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Never had a wheel get tight from being misaligned. Very well could be the steering box. How do the brakes work? Act like no power steering ate all? -
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02-28-2008, 10:49 AM
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I replaced my steering box (04 Ram) and the one I got from the parts store was bad from the get go. Finally ponied up the money and bought another from the dealer. The nice thing about the dealers is it comes with the reservoir attached so you don't have to mess with swapping it over to the new unit. -
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