by Tony Turner » Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:06 am
More than likely you have a valve sticking in the sector or pump. This condition can be dangerous so be very careful. I'm going to offer you this information but what you do with it is your responsibility.
Several years ago we had some International School buses that did the same thing. We changed the steering gear and a few weeks later they would mess up again. We changed the pumps and a few weeks later the messed up again. One day a chemical salesman came in while we were working on one of the buses that had the problem. We explained the issue and he said "I can fix that right up". I thought to myself... sure you can but I let him work his snake-oil magic. He opened a can of Justice Brothers Automatic Transmission Conditioner, removed a couple of ounces of fluid from the pump then topped it up with the Conditioner. I started the bus and turned the wheel and it promptly got hard as a rock. I pulled the wheel harder and all of a sudden it popped and freed up. I ran it from side to side and it never hung again EVER!!!!! We started using the JB product in all the pumps on our buses and never had another problem.
About a year ago Betsy's son's Van lost all it's power steering. The pump would growl but no power assist at all. I added a couple of ounces of the Justice Brothers product and after turning the wheel side to side it started to work perfectly...... you be the judge. It worked for me and I'm not connected to Justice Brothers in any way, but I wish I was.
Later,
Tony
Tony Turner
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www.minneapolis-moline.com
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