Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) No Steering Or Brakes

[MNickel]

Can Anyone Help Me Out With Some Insight To Why My Power Steering Went Out Allong With Power Brakes, My 99 Was Warming Up For 10 Minutes, Pulled The E Brake And Went To Turn The Steering Wheel, And Nothing It Went Dead, Allong With A Abs Like, Pulsing From The Brake Peddel,then No Brakes, Rock Hard Peddel. No Steering No Brakes, My Truck Is Out Of Service. Does Anyone Out There Have Some Suggestions Where To Start? Anything Would Be Greatfully Appreciated, Thanx M Nickel

 

[LOtero]

sounds like your p/s pump died. the brake assist is powered

by the power steering pump also, explaining the brakes going too.

its possible the pump shaft broke.

pull your pump and check the shaft.

 

[JFaughn]

Check the power steering fluid [ if low / empty , check for bad hose ] , the serpinteen belt , any noise ?

 

[timbo]

sounds like the fluid got low and now its air bound. suck any remaining fliud out with a turkey baster and replace with valvoline syn power. If it does not regain steering right away, follow the hose from the pump up to the brake valve, disconnect it at the union and loop the hose back into the pump reservoir. have someone else start the truck and you hold the hose and watch for oil flow, this will allow the air to be purged very easily. If you got flow, reconnect, if you don't have flow you have a failed drive coupler. i had to do this procedure when i installed a new pump. it just would not purge the air out on its own!

 

[Jeff Knight]

You can jack the front of the truck off the ground. Then turn your steering lock to lock several times. It purged the air out of my steering. Jeff

 

[SS]

Do a search on hydroboost - the nitrogen cylinder may have burst and pushed fluid out. Replace it if so - it's for emergency braking if engine is off. You can refill fluid, raise RPM and turn lock to lock to purge air - then replace it. Will work fine (except emergency). Replace it if burst. Replace it.

 

[MNickel]

Steering Pump ? No Vaccume Pump

Thanx For All Of Your Responses, I Checked The Basics And Went For The Pump, Found Out The Tangs On The Vaccume Pump Broke Off And Found Them Floating Around Inside The Pump Adapter, Does Anyone Know If The Couplink In The Adapter Is Supposed To Be Attached To The Housing Mine Is Loose Inside The Housing, I Supect That The Pump Locked Up And Broke Off The Tangs, Does Anyone Have A Good Source For A Vaccume Pump,thanx Matt

 

[isb360]

Man, that is a lot of capital letters and commas. Hard to follow that sentence. Or was it sentences?



Tim

 

[ls1yj]

I had the tangs break off mine to. I used the repair kit from this guy.



http://fixinrams.com/

 

[MNickel]

THANK YOU FOR THE GRAMMER LESSON, SILLY ME FOR THINKING THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT CUMMINS OR HOW TO TURN A WRENCH!! Is1yj THANK YOU THAT SHOULD BE HELPFULL

 

[Nate]

Loose the fawking attitude, learn how to type and maybe it would be easier to figure out what the heck your talking about. How about that?