1970 ford 4000 water in power steering fluid

rickeylee · Aug 6, 2016

I just puchased this tractor and i am seeing water in my power steering fluid...I flushed the old fluid ....I'm seeing the water again...I flushed the fluid again and will check for water later... I checked the seal on the cap and it looks good...there is a leak at the steering column but it's hard to believe rain water could be getting in there... Has anyone else had this problem? On a separate note the previous owner put universal hydraulic fluid in the power steering unit.... should the fluid be actual power steering fluid or auto transmission fliud?

Destroked 450 · Aug 6, 2016

I've always used the same hydraulic fluid in the steering that I use in the rest of the tractor (trans, diff)

BobReeves · Aug 6, 2016

Before I bought my 3000 I don't believe it had ever been stored under any kind of shelter, it had water in everything that contained fluid. Took a couple fluid changes to get rid of all the water. Pretty amazing how rain can seem to creep into places one would never think.

Sean in PA · Aug 6, 2016

(quoted from post at 17:27:15 08/06/16) Before I bought my 3000 I don't believe it had ever been stored under any kind of shelter, it had water in everything that contained fluid. Took a couple fluid changes to get rid of all the water. Pretty amazing how rain can seem to creep into places one would never think.

That's funny, my '73 4000 with S-O-S transmission was stored outside for at least the last 10 years before I bought it, and I still store it outside 9 years later, and I have never had any issues with water in any of the fluids.

showcrop · Aug 6, 2016

(quoted from post at 14:27:15 08/06/16) Before I bought my 3000 I don't believe it had ever been stored under any kind of shelter, it had water in everything that contained fluid. Took a couple fluid changes to get rid of all the water. Pretty amazing how rain can seem to creep into places one would never think.

It's because unless your tractor or crawler or whatever is stored inside a Climate controlled building, it will rain INSIDE the housings a few times a year.

Sean in PA · Aug 6, 2016

(quoted from post at 12:36:45 08/06/16) On a separate note the previous owner put universal hydraulic fluid in the power steering unit.... should the fluid be actual power steering fluid or auto transmission fliud?

UTF should be fine in the power steering system on your tractor.

1970 ford 4000 water in power steering fluid

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