- Joined
- Mar 26, 2018
- Messages
- 606
- Reaction score
- 468
- Points
- 63
- Location
- Brighton, CO
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 3.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 3.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
The power steering rack on my 2002 4WD XLT began to leak - the 2nd rebuilt rack in three years!
This time I took the truck into a new local but, I think, competent independent mechanic to replace the rack. He also found metal flakes in the power steering fluid so he flushed the system and replaced the pump as well. All worked well BUT, at rest, the steering groaned so bad I couldn't stand it. My mechanic couldn't understand this as well in that they had flushed the system and vacuum filled it.
I returned the truck as my mechanic guaranteed his work. Now they have replaced the rack twice, the pump twice, all the hoses, flushed the system again, vacuum filled with synthetic fluid AND it still groans terribly without the truck rolling. My mechanic, nice guy, is exasperated!
Any idea as to what is wrong? Even with the leaky power steering rack, there were no groans like this.
This time I took the truck into a new local but, I think, competent independent mechanic to replace the rack. He also found metal flakes in the power steering fluid so he flushed the system and replaced the pump as well. All worked well BUT, at rest, the steering groaned so bad I couldn't stand it. My mechanic couldn't understand this as well in that they had flushed the system and vacuum filled it.
I returned the truck as my mechanic guaranteed his work. Now they have replaced the rack twice, the pump twice, all the hoses, flushed the system again, vacuum filled with synthetic fluid AND it still groans terribly without the truck rolling. My mechanic, nice guy, is exasperated!
Any idea as to what is wrong? Even with the leaky power steering rack, there were no groans like this.