Question:
I have a 2000 Ford Ranger and one day out of the blue my power steering started acting up. So i checked under my hood and i did not have a power steering cap! I knew it was important to get another one immediately so i did. The minute after i put the cap on i start having really bad problems with my steering. I have to use both hands to turn the wheel. My truck kinda shakes when i drive it and my steering wheel swings left to right aggressively and it is really starting to be a problem. I already checked the power steering fluid and it was full but the only problem with that was it was completely black. It looked like old oil. I have replaced the power steering fluid several times by circulating it but it still turns out black a week later. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!!
Answers:
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If it's "steering itself" that sounds like a bad rack to me.What is the difference between Dry and Wet NOS systems?
Far as I know,,,all the pump does,,is pump.
Yeah,,there's a pressure regulator valve,,but it just regulates pressure.
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the control valve that selects which side of the power assist piston to apply pressure to is all in the rack itself
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Far as "simple pictures" go,,,,,,this is about as close to the actual device as you can get short of a parts blow up.
* Pump Pressure is in CONSTANT circulation
*Note the Single Piston
*Steering wheel is connected Directly to the Rotary Valve.
* Turning the Steering wheel Turns the "PINION GEAR" to perform the Manual Gear-Drive Function of Turning the road wheels L & R
*And it ALSO rotates the Hydraulic Valve into appropriate Port Position to Direct the Pump Pressure which adds the "Power Boost"
*Pressure is applied to ONE side OR the OTHER,,,according to the rotary valve direction
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* It applies Pressure to One Side,,,and VENTS the Other back to the pump's intake/suction
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* Turning in opposite direction,,,acts in a Vice Versa manner---
High Pressure applied to THAT side of the piston,,,and "Open" on the Other side.
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*When Steering wheel is CENTERED,,,so should be the Valve.
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*Centered Valve Position directs the Pump Pressure to NEITHER side of the piston,,,,but simply Back to the pump in a LOOP.
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* Steering wheel jerking side-to-side is a Rotary Valve problem.
Fluid is Bypassing some internal seals and LEAKING into Ports to pressurize the piston when it shouldnt be.
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It's applying Hydraulic/Power Assist and pushing piston>>turning Steering Wheel Off Center,,,,without Driver assistance.
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without DRIVER turning the Valve to admit the pressure
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You may have black fluid,,
May have a Bad pump,
May have rotten,,deterioriating hoses,
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But you 99.9% DEFINITELY have a "Bad Steering Rack".
It's ACTUALLY the Valve in the Rack which is faulty.
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But P/S Racks are serviced as a UNIT at Retail Level.
Any Fault with Any aspect of the entire Rack Assembly,,,is almost invariably serviced as a Complete Exchange unit.
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And generally NOT advisable to work on Repairing a Rack Assy "at home".
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To Remove & Replace a Bad Rack with a replacement ASSEMBLY generally IS with the scope of many "Home Mechanics".
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The "Tricky" Part is maintaining Alignment Specs>Toe-In,,,
and mostly for purpose of Proper Steering Wheel /SPOOL VALVE CENTERING.
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Costs??
Parts ,,,a rebuilt rack,,,is typically between $150~250 on things like Rangers((((ROUGH,Uneducated guestimate)
Only to say,,,it's Not a $20 part,,,nor is it a $1,000 part
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Labor,,,again,,,just wild guess
3~4 Hours Labor @ $60~90/Hr??
$300 to 500 Total Repair,,for a Rack replacement??
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There's several fine folks around CarQnA.com who actually are currently In the Biz,,,,
I'll certainly defer to the Pro's on "Price Estimates"
They Know,I dont.
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It's ...not something you can put off repairing,,nor patch/make-do.
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It's already BAD,,,it can get Worse in terms of Dangerous Driving.
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One last thing to mention,,,,
almost NOBODY routinely CHANGES their power steering fluid.
It's a MIRACLE how well that " NO-maintenance program " "works".
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Power Steering Fluid is one of the HARSHEST lube environments in a car.
It gets the livin' daylights beat outa the fluid till there's nothing left to Any of it's properties but "Liquid".
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As Drivers,,,we're ANAL about Engine Oil,,
and nearly so about Trans Fluid.
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Me Personally,,,in terms of SAFETY and Consequences,
I'd rather Trash 100 Engines and Transmissions while Driving ,,,
Than have ONE Steering Failure.
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Point is,,,going foward,,,Don't ignore Power Steering Fluid Changes as part of Routine Maintenance.
Especially NOT on anything with a Rack & Pinion steering system.
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They fail from lack of Lube in an entirely different manner than the "old fashioned" type of Power Steering Systems.
My Opinion,,,While a Steering Failure of ANY type is more than "Dangerous Enough",,
R&P failure can be a more dangerous condition than some other systems.
A Driver can greatly minimize chances of P/S failure or Repair Expense with a inexpensive Fluid Change every year or so.
Harsher conditions,,or high annual mileage drivers,,,should consider more frequent changes.
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Another Opinion of mine:
The Fluid Quanity is so small,,the $5~10 for premium grade,hi-perf synthetic Power Steering fluid is well worth the expense.
especially for anything driven in extreme cold temps.
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It's a Hydraulic Pump,,,regulated by a ORIFICE selected for a specific fluid density.
Pump Pressure gets regulated Plenty Good Enough AT THE REGULATOR when the fluid is "thick as mud"
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But INTERNAL SYSTEM PRESSURES go SKY HIGH upstream of the regulator,,
and against "Frozen Seals" before equalizing thru the regulator.
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These "new tech " fluids go a long way towards minimizing that effect
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For the 3~5 Yr crowd,,,,it's cheap insurance of not having the expense of Rack Repair while owning the vehicle.
Or having to spend several 100$ just to make the thing Re-saleable
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I hope I'm Wrong,,and you can spend your $$ on something lots more fun.
Good Luck,,and Be Careful
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your cap was missing ..so you might have crud in the system and now your going to have to either flush the system or replace the pump...you can flush the system by removing a hose and flushing it..it will be messy..have fun ...More Questions & Answers ...
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