first gen power steering.
ok, first gen dodge 12v
took a trip the other day and drive about 4hrs highway, pulled into a toll booth and had no power steering, took a look and it was pretty low, so I topped it off and went on my way, still didnt work worth a crap. I replaced the pump and lines a month or so ago, had no leaks other than a drip from the gearbox here and there so its a mystery as to wwhere the fluid went. what I filled it with is still in there 400 miles later but i cant tell if its circulating. at idle I cant turn the wheels at all, at high rpm's i can turn them a little but with some omph to move the wheel. plenty of travel feels normal to drive on highway, but normal roads i have to wind out 1st or 2nd gear to get enough turn to swing a corner wide. new pump dead? gearbox died? any way to test them? |
It probably leaks more going the road due to deflection caused by worn gear under load at pressure stressing or opening a seal. That's why you didn't see where it went.
Bad gear, would be my guess. |
i'm about to disconnect it from the axle and see how well if at all it moves in a bit here. hoping thats not the problem because i'm sure nobody stocks a gearbox, much less anything else for this truck.
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They are common parts. Around $100 or so at NAPA IIRC...
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Common parts..
the only "common" part I found in stock so far is a u-joint.. and between 4 different parts stores I had enough to do the front and rears lol. it's $161 after core, special order. |
Price went up, whodathunkit! I remember getting a reman at NAPA about 4 years ago for around $100 - yes w/core, and they had to order it in overnight, like almost everything else for a vehicle more than 5 years old... :argh:
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gonna replace the pump this weekend under warranty, otherwise im rebuilding the box. I have no way to troubleshoot other than replacing stuff.
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