hey guys ive got yet another problem, for some reason i think im bad luck, i got in my truck to day to find out i have no power steering, im not real familiar with it but i checked the fluid and it has fluid, i tried to drive it and it kicks in later down the road, get back to my house and shut off the truck and try it again and its gone again, after i drove it i lifted the hood and it was bubbling out i took the cap off and it looks like the foam you get in beer, if i cant get something woorked out ill be seeing a foaming beer and saying the hell with it

 

This is a simple problem. First make sure you have not allowed someone to add a fluid that is incompatible with the system. Look at the color and compare it with some in a new bottle made for this purpose. If that has happened, evacuate the system and install new fluid.

If that does not do the trick, then check the inlet hoses for pin holes or loose connectors. The problem is generally the connection to the little tail at the bottom of the pump that uses a clamp on a hose for the return line, but also check the other end of that same hose. If it is not that simple, it will likely be the seal on the power steering pump. Because the power steering pump hs two seals, one on the front, and one on the rear for the vacuum pump drive, it is by far simpler to just replace the unit as it is to change the seals.

If it is the pump, do not go in for the high priced spread from Dodge, but get the best rebuilt from NAPA (not the low priced rebuilt, but the premium one with the lifetime guarantee). It will be half the cost of Dodge, and will last forever.

 

i talked to a guy and he really tried making me look like an ***, je told me that the pump has to be bad because its aerating and that the pumps like hydraulic pumps aerate when they go bad, i asked him were it could get air to aerate and he said out of the fluid itself. how much does a whole pump cost from napa thanks

 

Wow ya learn something new every day. So now steering fluid comes equipped with it's own air supply. ( picturing fluid molecules wearing a scuba tank) Check all of your lines first. I don't think that your pump is bad.

 

The guy that told you hydraulic pumps will create air in the oil when they go bad is not that far off the mark. If the shaft seals start leaking, then they will pull air and whip the oil into a froth. They do not create air from the oil itself.

The most common failure is the return hose clamp, and that is about 35 cents to fix.

The price of a NAPA unit should be real close to $100 with your core.