The_Epsicle
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- Mar 2, 2015
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- Location
- State of Boredom (Nebraska)
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0 Pushrod V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- My credo
- All hail the mighty ziptie!
I drive a 1994 Extended Cab Ranger, 4.0 OHV, auto tranny, auto 4x4, D35 front, 8.8 w/3.73 rear, everything about this truck is stock and you can safely assume that until I gained possession of it in November 2014 it was taken care of poorly. My steering traveled an eighth of a turn in either direction before it would turn the wheels when I bought it. I replaced the front shocks, ball joints, inspected the tie rod ends, and got new tires all the way around and while it's not as ridiculous as before, the steering wheel still has a fair amount of play in it, also worth mentioning the steering wheel points slightly left(about an eighth of a turn) when I'm moving straight. I know for a fact that my power steering pump is going bad since it growls like a son of a gun when I turn the wheel even slightly, also at around 25mph the power steering starts to slip(by which I mean it gets harder to turn the wheel at some points which seem to occur randomly) it gets worse the slower I go, it hasn't given out completely yet but I know it's only a matter of time.
Would a bad pump be enough to cause this, or is it more likely my steering gearbox is out of adjustment or bad(my wallet hopes it's not the latter)? And if it's the steering gearbox, how would I go about adjusting it? Any help for a newbie is appreciated.
Would a bad pump be enough to cause this, or is it more likely my steering gearbox is out of adjustment or bad(my wallet hopes it's not the latter)? And if it's the steering gearbox, how would I go about adjusting it? Any help for a newbie is appreciated.