lifted f350 hard to steer?

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03-30-2012, 02:32 PM

Mdub707

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Originally Posted by HeavyAssault

IIRC the brake power booster and power steering share something together. I have experienced loss of PS while braking hard or even while on the brakes. Start simple flush the brake fluid out, check the PS fluid levels.

Yup. My buddy lost both power steering and power brakes at the same time from a 5+ minute long burnout... it was impressive.

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03-30-2012, 07:06 PM

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Yes, it's a BS system. The hydro boost has a bottle neck in it and puts back pressure on the PS pump, thus killing it.

Vancore brakes in cali offers a hydro boost porting service to solve the problem.

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03-30-2012, 07:28 PM

tiremann9669

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Originally Posted by ERICWAYNE14

Its normally either the p/s pump or the gear, the pump doesnt creat the flow it need to turn the bigger tires at a stop, power brake it and get up to 1500rpm or 2000 and see if it gets better. If it doesnt then youll be looking more towards the gear, the stock Ford steering boxes are crap. Make sure to check the color of the fluid too, if its not a reddish color flush it, that helps too.