Ford 3000 power steering problem

ChasD · Sep 23, 2013

turns left-with ease, however, hav to pull hard to turn to th right. rebled lines. changed right pwrsteering ram by putting in a reconditioned one. still hard to turn right.

Ultradog MN · Sep 23, 2013

The problem is in your hydraulic block in the steering column. Likely a broken spring or could just be rust and crud preventing the plungers from moving properly.
They are not hard to work on. Worst thing is you have to remove the cowel around the fuel tank to get at it. Make sure you mark the lines that go to the cylinders so you get them back correctly.
If you go into it make sure you replace the seals above and below the hyd block. They are known to fail and puke oil out.
You will need at least an I&T FO-31 manual to retighten the spring washer properly.
If you have any troubles there are plenty of guys on the Ford board that can help you.
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Ford 3000 power steering problem

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