Power Steering and Brake problems

[_DieselPower_]

Today I was driving home from work and m brakes began to feel really spongy like their was air in the lines and my power steering was wining every time I turned the wheel. I checked my power steering reservoir and its touching the bottom of the dipstick and the fluid on the dipstick had bubbles along with in the reservoir. The power steering fluid smells like its a lil burnt but might just be old. My brake fluid is still full. I figured I had a hole in the line and I found the pressure line and it appeared to be wet close to the reservoir. I took the line off and submerged it under water and and blew through one end and no air bubbles came out where they weren't supposed to. Im kinda lost at what the problem is if someone could help me out.

 

[TARM]

It could just be leaking at the connection of the hose itself. The PS fluid is used for the hydro boost of the brake system as I am sure you know. Sounds like you need to at the very least flush the PS system. Pull the return hose from the brake hydro boost. Drop it in a bucket. Jack the front of the truck off the ground. Pick up some full synthetic trans fluid. You know what here follow the direction at the linked page below. Save me typing it out for the umpteenth time.

Super Duty Power Steering System Flush

After doing that make sure everything around the system is all cleaned up real well. With everything re-attached and the front end still off the ground work the steering and the brakes and see if you find any leaks. Go from there.

 

[85_305]

I'd add some Lucas powersteering additive to it. I did that w/ my SD that had a pissy hydroboost, and it quieted it right down and made the steering ultra smooth.