Power steering dipstick..

[MMeier]

. . any of you fine folks ever have yours "pop" loose? I found mine this morning laying on the frame rail by the pump, seems like the reservoir is not secure, it moves a bit, don't recall it being like that before. Upon check the torx screws holding it in place they seem tight! Any ideas?

 

[Turbo1Ton]

Mine hasn't popped loose but I have noticed a decent amount of pressure on it when I check it when its hot. It will 'pop' pretty good when you remove it. There is definitely enough pressure there to pop it loose if it isn't locked down correctly. I was wondering if anyone else had noticed this condition?



Jeff

 

[MMeier]

Well, it did it again!!! Think I wil see if Check er or Auto Zone sells a replacement, if not I'll just clean it off real good and duct tape the cover onto the reservoir!!! Anyone else?

 

[EB]

Don't do that! Been there, done that. Blew my reservoir off the pump. My problem was a restriction in the hydroboost, once it was replaced the problem was solved. This was after 5 or 6 caps, two pumps and the rack and pinion setup. You are going to have to find the problem, it will only get worse. I found mine by trial and error, Dodge was no help.

 

[MMeier]

Main problem I believe is the cap has no "teeth" to hold on to anything. It will just keep on turning, no catch to latch onto . Checker and auto Zone does not have any replacement caps, might have to go by the ***aler and see how much they want for one or...