Well I finally got my new "refurbished" power steering pump after waiting almost 2 weeks for one. Waiting for a new one was out of the question because they were on back order with out an ETA for the 5.4L.
Had a brand new one put in under warranty and lasted 350 miles and the dealer "Roy O'Brien Ford" wouldn't replace it after I told them what the Ford Performance guys at Havoc told me that the system was most
likely not flushed correctly or purged of all the air.
They decided to blame my wheels and tires as the problem.
Screw it!
I decided to take on the task myself because it didn't look that hard.
Spent about 2 hours (taking my time) tearing it apart and carefully draining the fluid to check it out. Drained it into a container to find it full of crap.
Removed the reservoir as well to see the screen filter full of junk/ fine metal particles and coating the bottom of the reservoir.
Got a pulley puller(Free from auto store) and removed it while on the truck.
Removed my oil filter to get access to the 2 bolts holding on the pump.
Removed the threaded hose and the large feed hose.
Popped right out no problems.
Then I decided to purchase a ICON reservoir and cooler kit from RSIWORKS
(Great guy to deal with by the way..lol)
Installing it was very simple and the quality is top notch I must say.
Yesterday I got the pump and spent a couple hours installing it back on. Basically reversed the process of taking it apart. I left the return hose off (small one) and filled the reservoir with fresh fluid while my son
turned the steering wheel back and forth from lock to lock, while the fluid drain I kept the reservoir full not to allow air to enter the line.
This pushed the old crap fluid out while pushing the new fluid in.
All this was done first with the engine off and the front of the truck was off the ground sitting on jack stands by the way. I pushed roughly 4 quarts of Mercon V through the lines
making sure it was all clear of contaminants.
Then I installed the return hose back onto the new PSS cooler from Icon and started pushing out any air that was left in the system.
Basically I had my son and I cranking the steering wheel back and forth again from lock to lock about a 100 times.
I would also turn on the engine to have the pump cycling the fluid then turn it back off while still continuing the process until we stopped seeing any air bubbles at all come out the reservoir.
Finally took it for a test drive and she's working like a charm, let's hope this one lasts.
I just also want to thank Wiz for giving me some advise and checking on his Ford bible for some install procedures.
Thanks Keith.
Had a brand new one put in under warranty and lasted 350 miles and the dealer "Roy O'Brien Ford" wouldn't replace it after I told them what the Ford Performance guys at Havoc told me that the system was most
likely not flushed correctly or purged of all the air.
They decided to blame my wheels and tires as the problem.
Screw it!
I decided to take on the task myself because it didn't look that hard.
Spent about 2 hours (taking my time) tearing it apart and carefully draining the fluid to check it out. Drained it into a container to find it full of crap.
Removed the reservoir as well to see the screen filter full of junk/ fine metal particles and coating the bottom of the reservoir.
Got a pulley puller(Free from auto store) and removed it while on the truck.
Removed my oil filter to get access to the 2 bolts holding on the pump.
Removed the threaded hose and the large feed hose.
Popped right out no problems.
Then I decided to purchase a ICON reservoir and cooler kit from RSIWORKS
(Great guy to deal with by the way..lol)Installing it was very simple and the quality is top notch I must say.
Yesterday I got the pump and spent a couple hours installing it back on. Basically reversed the process of taking it apart. I left the return hose off (small one) and filled the reservoir with fresh fluid while my son
turned the steering wheel back and forth from lock to lock, while the fluid drain I kept the reservoir full not to allow air to enter the line.
This pushed the old crap fluid out while pushing the new fluid in.
All this was done first with the engine off and the front of the truck was off the ground sitting on jack stands by the way. I pushed roughly 4 quarts of Mercon V through the lines
making sure it was all clear of contaminants.
Then I installed the return hose back onto the new PSS cooler from Icon and started pushing out any air that was left in the system.
Basically I had my son and I cranking the steering wheel back and forth again from lock to lock about a 100 times.
I would also turn on the engine to have the pump cycling the fluid then turn it back off while still continuing the process until we stopped seeing any air bubbles at all come out the reservoir.
Finally took it for a test drive and she's working like a charm, let's hope this one lasts.
I just also want to thank Wiz for giving me some advise and checking on his Ford bible for some install procedures.
Thanks Keith.
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