Archived No power steering, low braking, help!

[Gifford]

Upon start-up this morning, I noticed terrible vibration in the steering wheel and subsequently in the brake pedal. Hoping that one of the many oil leaks under my truck was a power steering fluid leak I turned around (with major steering wheel effort) and went back home and tried to add fluid- the tank was full, and foaming with bubbles. Does this mean--for sure, that the power steering/brake booster pump are kaput? What does Daimler$Chrysler get for the pump? (Or can it be re-built???)





*sigh* a 500k mile engine in a 100k truck.....

 

[jrobinson2]

This is the problem that led me to the TDR about a year ago

Check this thread https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=65630 It sounds like the brake accumulator (blue thing on the brake booster) has failed The synthetic oil really does help. I've run mine over a year without the accumulator with no problems. I'd bet your pump is fine.

Jared

 

[David_VT]

inferior powersteering pump is cold

Been there done that. . Howl, vibration, brakes, steering...

Power steering pump was replaced under warranty due to that noise... .



Now it is starting again when the truck is below zero. Usually the espar heater seems to take the chill off, but that is broken now too...



Check your levels and put in a synthetic fluid. My pump must be eating up it's seals as it starting to really use the fluid up fast. When I top it off, it is quiet, the steering and brakes are normal, but before long the noise starts on the cold mornings.....



I live on a nasty ole dirt road and respond to emergency calls when the smart people are home in front of the wood stove. Wrecks havoc on the Ram but I love my job. .