Usual leakage mode is shaft seal or hoses. While the trouble may ... So make sure the serpentine is riding the power steering pump's pulley on the straight and narrow. Some pulleys are plastic ...

If the shaft seal fails, the result is an instant high ... because it blocks the vacuum/power steering pump assembly,” Diesel Bob says. “The easiest and most efficient way to remove the ...

Despite its robust design, a power steering gearbox will eventually need replacing as the seals, worm shaft, worm shaft guide, and the ball bearings that roll between the shaft and guide wear out.

All power steering pumps generate volume and pressure, but according to Roethlisberger, the older Saginaw pumps push especially large volumes—20 gallons per minute (gpm) at 5,000-rpm shaft speed.

Power steering ... the worn-out steering box has dumped its last load-bearing bits, shaft shavings, and funky flakes into your delicate drops of Dexron. Even if the ancient pump is still pumping ...