Off Topic (Sortta): General Power steering question.

[Tony Hoffman]

Tyson,
 
Can you see inside to pump? If so, is the fluid circulating? I believe that is a recirculating ball setup, but inform me if I'm wrong. Never worked on one newer than '91. 
 
Tony Hoffman

Tyson Varosyan <tigran at tigran.com> wrote:
Hi all,

Sorry for the off-topic post, but I need a bit of automotive advice with a
power steering system. From what I understand, they are all pretty much the
same, so I hope that someone here can help me out. The car in question is a
newer (they have been making the same one for 11 years now) Ford Econoline
Cargo Van, E150. Pretty much an F150 truck with a box instead of a truck
bed.

I was trying to get out of a tight parking spot and was doing a stationary
lock-to-lock turn with the wheel when all of the sudden the power pressure
went away in a split second. I am sure that I busted some seal, but where? I
verified that the power steering pump is turning, the belt is on, it has
fluid and is not making any weird sounds. Is my pump bad, or is it more
likely that something went wrong with the steering rack? I am not familiar
with how these things work...
		
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