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  • bob75
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 2814

    #1

    Power steering issues

    Brand new car 6:1 box brand new p/s pump ,up on start up steered real good ran motor for 15 min shut car off ,started car 2 wks later ,no power steering ,perged pump , still no power steering,
  • Lizardracing
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 839

    #2
    Is the belt still on?

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    • bob75
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 2814

      #3
      Yes it is the funny thing is you can see the pump circulate the fluid some

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      • powerslide
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 2696

        #4
        Try bringing the rpm up? Kse dual pump or front mount by itself?

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        • bob75
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 2814

          #5
          Front mount ,tried revving up also. ,still nothing

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          • 7uptruckracer
            Senior Member
            • May 2009
            • 1336

            #6
            What kind of fluid? Correct kind go in?

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            • bob75
              Senior Member
              • May 2007
              • 2814

              #7
              Right from gm

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              • Lizardracing
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2009
                • 839

                #8
                Now when you say the pump is moving fluid....on mine, if I take the cap off the fluid is moving fast enough to splash out of the cap if it's really full. Those pumps ae putting out around 150gpa so if the fluid isn't moving with some force on yours you may have a failed pump, pump valve or steering box problem. like an internal blockage or something.
                If you can, try connecting the steering box lines together and bypassing that altogether and then see if there is a very large improvement in fluid movement in the fluid reservoir. A very small or almost no change indicates the problem is not in the steering box but instead in the pump or valving in the pump.

                Alternately, you can spin the pump with a drill and do the elimination testing that way noting the fluid movement at each connection starting at the pump output, steering box input, steering box output, reservoir input etc...

                KRC will service the pumps for you if need be.

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                • bob75
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2007
                  • 2814

                  #9
                  Was the pump (allstar)

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                  • jamminjayman5
                    Member
                    • Oct 2013
                    • 63

                    #10
                    I'm currently having the same issue, did you ever get it figured out.

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                    • powerslide
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2007
                      • 2696

                      #11
                      Originally posted by jamminjayman5 View Post
                      I'm currently having the same issue, did you ever get it figured out.
                      he replaced the pump

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                      • SRXSRULE
                        Senior Member
                        • Jan 2011
                        • 217

                        #12
                        Originally posted by jamminjayman5 View Post
                        I'm currently having the same issue, did you ever get it figured out.
                        Have seen this issue about a dozen times, even on street vehicles. Every time its been a stuck pressure relief valve in the pump. You can take it out and clean it... you may have to polish it and remove any burs or scratches. You could also replace it, or replace the pump if you dont want to mess with it. Eric

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