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odd... no abnormal sounds. like a swooshing sound or buzz-grind? you either have a failed pump -where its failing to create pressure/circulation, or the bypass [straight driving] check valve is stuck open in the box- so its just recirculating fluid... pinch the return line and see if its flowing fluid or not, you will feel it try to fight a kink in the return line if the pump is actually moving fluid- thats just a starting point. dont clamp the return off completely as if the pump is good, it will eject the hose from the box. another quick check is remove the pressure line from the box, pop the belt off and hand turn the pump with the pressure line aimed into the pump reservoir- see if fluid is moving, then thumb off the line and turn by hand- you will feel it build pressre slightly as well.... -----Original Message----- From: Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, 27 May 2009 5:52 pm Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Power Steering I was going to mention that I tried the lock-to-lock thing, with no improvement.
Ron > Try jacking the front end up and turning the steering lock to lock, I > seem to remember this method to bleed the system. You don't have to jack > it up but it makes it easier to turn the steering wheel. > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 2:18 PM > Subject: [FWDLK] Power Steering > > >> Hi All - >> >> My 58 Plymouth was given it's first long distance run last week. Fifteen >> miles at highway speeds. Things went well until I pulled into the parking >> lot of a local department store. At that point I noticed that the power >> steering wasn't working. I checked fluid levels and everything was fine. >> I have driven the car since then and the power steering had not come back >> to life. >> >> Can someone shed some light as to where to look to diagnose this problem >> and also possible solutions ? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ron >> ************************************************************* >> >> To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to >> http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 >> >> > ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options,
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