powersteering pump bad?

johndeerezach · Sep 22, 2012

Drove home from this morning sterring was whining and so were breaks notices fluid on axle, tie rod, and trac bar, is trans fliud from powersteerong pump. topped off a little to much probably leaked more but i cant figure out were its coming from. also bolt behind ps pump backed alll way out and rubbing on pulley. Fi,ed that but tjreads stripped . has anyone had this problem?

johndeerezach · Sep 22, 2012

Nobody has had this happen

4.0l sahara · Sep 23, 2012

Clean it off and start it up and see where it's leaking. It could be the front pump seal or the o ring for reservoir on the back of the pump.

johndeerezach · Sep 23, 2012

thats the thing i have had someone start it and turn the steering wheel rev it a little and i dont see anyting at all. but it only leaks when im going down the road.

4.0l sahara · Sep 23, 2012

Try turning the wheel full lock and mashing the brakes to try to put a load on the pump and see if you can see the leak.

johndeerezach · Sep 24, 2012

Yea did that lol. i tried everything, because i have overfilled it before and turned thewheels and had it spew out of the filler. And im pretty sure i found it. One of the lines running to the ps pump cooler was loose due to me hitting a very large raccoon.

TARM · Sep 25, 2012

That was my guess is that is was a line leaking not that bolt.

DO a full flush of the system by pulling the return line off the hydro booster at the brake master cylinder. Fill it while its pumping it out until its all fresh and clean and do another quart. These things run much better if you do that once a year. Use a good full syn trans fluid. Flushing goes for your brakes as well as I alwasy think of the two together because of the hydro boost. They should be fully flushed at least every 2 yrs and the calipers bleed a little bit anytime you have any brake fade to get the boiled fluid at the caliper replaced.