dbrannon79
I'm getting there!
Hey guys, as I have talked about in the past with working on and changing out parts on my rig for the power steering and hydro-boost system, I figured I would start a new thread here since I have noticed these new happenings.
My steering wheel and pedal feel has always been a little on the stiffer than I would like to see side. I have recently noticed with these cooler mornings lately that when I start my truck up and take off, the steering wheel and pedal almost feels like butter for about the first 7-10 minutes of running, then returns back to the stiffer feel like it always has been. There is no noise coming from the steering or braking system.
is this something trying to tell me the pump or other part is needing some attention?
recapping on what all has been done to the system. the pump has been re-sealed by myself, rebuilt the Cardone gear box myself after finding it was sloppy from the get go, and the hydro-boost had been replaced right after I got the truck due to it leaking. the system has been flushed before. most recently flushed after rebuilding the gear box.
one thing I do know is even with the factory cooler on it, the metal lines do get quite hot when running, no so hot you can't touch them but hot enough it's uncomfortable to leave your hand on them very long. I have never tried to get a temp reading on how hot the fluid gets but I do know that on a longer driving run, it gets fairly hot.
to describe the recent feel of the steering in a cool morning is almost like steering a small passenger car, but that is a brief amount of time until things start to warm up. Once warm, it's not like it doesn't have any power steering, I can still steer it with one hand but it takes a little more effort. The brake pedal feel once warm is in a sense comparing to my wife's or daughters car, if I were to step on the pedal in there car like I do my truck, I would send everyone through the windshield! it just takes more effort in my truck. the more effort needed thing has been going on ever since I owned this truck and I really don't have access to another similar rig to compare to.
My steering wheel and pedal feel has always been a little on the stiffer than I would like to see side. I have recently noticed with these cooler mornings lately that when I start my truck up and take off, the steering wheel and pedal almost feels like butter for about the first 7-10 minutes of running, then returns back to the stiffer feel like it always has been. There is no noise coming from the steering or braking system.
is this something trying to tell me the pump or other part is needing some attention?
recapping on what all has been done to the system. the pump has been re-sealed by myself, rebuilt the Cardone gear box myself after finding it was sloppy from the get go, and the hydro-boost had been replaced right after I got the truck due to it leaking. the system has been flushed before. most recently flushed after rebuilding the gear box.
one thing I do know is even with the factory cooler on it, the metal lines do get quite hot when running, no so hot you can't touch them but hot enough it's uncomfortable to leave your hand on them very long. I have never tried to get a temp reading on how hot the fluid gets but I do know that on a longer driving run, it gets fairly hot.
to describe the recent feel of the steering in a cool morning is almost like steering a small passenger car, but that is a brief amount of time until things start to warm up. Once warm, it's not like it doesn't have any power steering, I can still steer it with one hand but it takes a little more effort. The brake pedal feel once warm is in a sense comparing to my wife's or daughters car, if I were to step on the pedal in there car like I do my truck, I would send everyone through the windshield! it just takes more effort in my truck. the more effort needed thing has been going on ever since I owned this truck and I really don't have access to another similar rig to compare to.