Kevin Donahue
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Hello all,
I noticed recently that my PS was getting noisy especially while off roading as well as becoming hard to turn at full lock or when in a jam on the trail. Upon inspection I noticed that my steering box was leaking out of the cover and possibly near the output shaft.
Long story but I eventually just replaced the box entirely. Steering seems significantly better now and actually re-centers like a normal car when pulling out onto the road.
However.... noise is still there and will really pipe up when driving aggressively. Truck is also difficult to get to full lock when stationary.
I more or less followed the bleed procedure but I am going to try again tomorrow and follow it exactly.
Keep in mind this is an A2 truck with the remote reservoir. Assuming this doesn't fix the two issues I am having, I will likely replace the pump.
1. Does anyone have a link or the PN for the Humvee 6.5 PS pump? I am finding ones from the H1 for sale which I assume will work but want to be sure.
2. Do the A2 trucks normally have these problems naturally? Obviously I want everything to work flawlessly but I understand why something that weighs over 6000lbs with 37 inch tires might have some trouble getting to full lock sometimes while parked. I am thinking the noise is almost certainly remaining air in the system but the truck has done this since I bought it, even before the PS pump started leaking.
Thanks in advance for your help.
I noticed recently that my PS was getting noisy especially while off roading as well as becoming hard to turn at full lock or when in a jam on the trail. Upon inspection I noticed that my steering box was leaking out of the cover and possibly near the output shaft.
Long story but I eventually just replaced the box entirely. Steering seems significantly better now and actually re-centers like a normal car when pulling out onto the road.
However.... noise is still there and will really pipe up when driving aggressively. Truck is also difficult to get to full lock when stationary.
I more or less followed the bleed procedure but I am going to try again tomorrow and follow it exactly.
Keep in mind this is an A2 truck with the remote reservoir. Assuming this doesn't fix the two issues I am having, I will likely replace the pump.
1. Does anyone have a link or the PN for the Humvee 6.5 PS pump? I am finding ones from the H1 for sale which I assume will work but want to be sure.
2. Do the A2 trucks normally have these problems naturally? Obviously I want everything to work flawlessly but I understand why something that weighs over 6000lbs with 37 inch tires might have some trouble getting to full lock sometimes while parked. I am thinking the noise is almost certainly remaining air in the system but the truck has done this since I bought it, even before the PS pump started leaking.
Thanks in advance for your help.