power steering issue

[The Car Stereo Company]

all the threads i have seen have all referred to the loud power steering pump. well, mine isnt loud. its completely quiet, yet it doesnt work very well. i noticed this a couple days ago. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. no noise indicating the pump is bad. what are everyones opinion and what can i check before i make a dealer appt?

 

[Yukon Joe]

When it didn't work, was it at low speed? I.e parking lot?

Is it intermittent?



Yukon Joe
www.RUNRAPTORRUN.com

 

[onesickpuppy]

GOT FLUID?
More details..... RPM ranges, idle, pinned, drifting....

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

just had service 2 weeks ago and everything was fine. i noticed it when i was parking. it was really hard to turn the wheel. also making turns at prairie city, i had some difficulty. but its not all the time..... yet...

 

[tbone]

turn the truck on and check the fluid

 

[Bigg50]

It's always going to be tough to turn while parked. At Prairie City were you aired down?

Dry turns are always hard on PS pump. Always try to be moving while turning. This is especially important since Raptors run 35" tires and up.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

definitely not that. its something mechanical.

 

[NickPic83]

smell the fluid does it smell burnt? also pull a little fluid out and check to see if it looks burnt. i know when i did my PS upgrades the fluid didnt look too good and i only had 14,000 miles on the truck. maybe the fluid is starting to loose its attributes

 

[FordService]

all the threads i have seen have all referred to the loud power steering pump. well, mine isnt loud. its completely quiet, yet it doesnt work very well. i noticed this a couple days ago. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. no noise indicating the pump is bad. what are everyones opinion and what can i check before i make a dealer appt?

Let me know what your dealer has to say, The Car Stereo Company. You know where to find me if you need my help.

Crystal

 

[dmrodge]

I just had to replace my power steering pump it was doing something similar to yours, it was really hard to turn after I slowed down and braked all the way. Seems yours works some though, mine didn't work at all.

Mine never made noise as well.