Lack of power steering sucks

well, yesterday i took the TC out for a spin, had to go meet someone, and i tried to pull into a parking spot, and wasnt able to crank that wheel over fast enough

question is, does someone have a diagram of the power steering setup, the steering system is in tact, but the previous owner is a bonehead, he told me it blew a hose twice, so he just slapped another hose on and never put fluid back in it, so the pump is shot, and i dont know how the hoses are properly ran, or even what the factory hoses should look like

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aka Tbird232ci

well, interestingly enough, i had about 4 or 5 quarts of ATF laying around, so i decided just to throw some in there and see what happens

the power steering works great, there isnt any visible leaks, but the pump is louder than the average ford pump, i figure im going to flush the system, throw in proper PS fluid, and use the lucas additive, and if the pump takes a dump, oh well

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aka Tbird232ci

Sometimes the pumps will howl until all the air is worked out of the system. [Image: biggrin.gif]

well, its not really a howl, its the normal ford pump sound, just much louder, but who cares, the wheels move easily!

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aka Tbird232ci

"its the normal ford pump sound, just much louder"

lol, yea that's what I meant. [Image: biggrin.gif]

Yeah, my pump is louder AND easier to turn than my last one.. Go figure.

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Ryan Harris

1988 TC, 5 speed, all options including sunroof

1987 3.8L V6, C4, 160K miles, no options (winter car, when it works)

RIP 1987 TC, "Built" A4LD, 119K miles, all options except sunroof

My Audio Mixes

just like women, the louder they are, the better job theyre doing

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aka Tbird232ci

When I replaced my steering rack, and still after the power-steering system was bled for 15 mins the pump was stil quite a bit noisy. After a day or two of driving it must have worked all the air out of the system and the pump sounds like it normaly does. So maby a day or two of driving will handle the noisy pump. [Image: smile.gif]

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Grey 88 5 Spd. 16" Cobra wheels, G3 130 AMP ALT. New Hella Fog lights, Gillis valve @ 15 PSI,6"Front mount K&N, PST front end kit, Performance Plus brakes

Originally posted by V6TBird87:
just like women, the louder they are, the better job theyre doing

Thats only when haveing sex... when getting yelled at for bull crap, thats when they get madder.



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Tony Sceia -

HIS - Red 88 TC, Med Red with Raven Leather & every option, Walbro 255, 3" SS Downpipe with Magnaflow Dual SS 2.5 Cat Back system, 3-core Radiator, Star Stage 3 Clutch, Rebuilt T-5 Tranny, 4:10 rear, 140 MPH Speedo, New Paint, Headlights, Refinished Snowflakes & New Tires.

HERS - Blue 87 TC, fully loaded with every option, Gilies Valve, K & N Filter, 3-core Radiator...just needs a little body work & a new paint job.

87 TC - Bought as a Parts Car, & will remain a parts car now that I found the blue one.