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Post by fastbeeatch on May 17, 2005 22:16:22 GMT -3
My steering started getting a little thight so I tought that my pump was going bad, I changed the pump. Not an easy task since I broke a nipple of the reservoir and the high pressure line was rusted to the pump. So I replaced the reservoir with an aluminum one made for race cars(cheapest one I could find). Installed a new hose and still had a tight steering. So my next step was to change the box, I did that and ended up with the same crappy steering. I bled the system yesterday and it worked fine for about 5 minutes then it stiffens right up. The fluid gets so hot that I can't touch the reservoir, so i'm thinking that might be a problem and bought a cooler. If that dosen't work i'm thinking that maybee I just bought a bad pump? I just don't know anymore i'm running out of patience and money, I definetly hadn't planned on sinking so much money just to be able to turn my wheels. Sorry about the lenght of this post, i'm just really frustrated with the whole situation.
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Post by XfaCtoR on May 17, 2005 22:30:23 GMT -3
a cooler isnt gona help..did it get stiff all of a sudden..that dont sound good..anyways id lean tords the box..did you flush out the system real good..takle the return off and let it drain to a bucket and keep putting new fluid in..
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Post by jps4jeep on May 18, 2005 10:06:14 GMT -3
Just wondering... Did you check the belt?
i did the same thing (well sort of) on my 77 chevy... Thought the pump was bad, went got a semi new one, put it in and realized the belt was junk. swapped it out, put the old on in, new belt, worked great for many more years.
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Post by jps4jeep on May 18, 2005 10:07:29 GMT -3
OFF topic... It is not often that you see a topic about a jeep's engine, and the use ot the word race car together! Jolly Good Show!
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Post by fastbeeatch on May 18, 2005 20:51:03 GMT -3
The system was pretty well drained since I replaced all the hoses, reservoir, pump, and box. So I think that the rebuilt pump might be bad from the start. Or the pump really is good and the box I bought from the salvage yard is shot just like the one I took out. I don't know how to figure which one is bad and don't feel like reinvesting another $100 to try to figure it out.  |
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Post by XfaCtoR on May 18, 2005 22:26:09 GMT -3
just for kicks...take off your stearing stabilizer and see what that does..
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