05 Dakota Odd problem...

Aaron Ford · Feb 21, 2011

My friends 05 Dakota started steering stiff and the pump was whining. He drove it home, but before he got there, it puked the fluid out the front of the pump. So we pressed the pulley on a new pump and fired it up. Nothing. No return flow. Nothing. Rev it up and the pump starts whining and squalling the belt. Took the pressure side hose off and it is plugged. What gives?

Aaron

Jon Hagen · Feb 21, 2011

Possibly you guys changed the wrong part. If the pressure hose plugged up for what ever reason, all pump output would go through the relief valve in the pump, foaming the oil and blowing it out the vent.

molinebob · Feb 21, 2011

I had that happen to an older dodge that i had, wound up replacing the steering sector (box) itself and it cured the problem, one of the valves in it was stuck..Bob

Bryan inIowa · Feb 21, 2011

not your problem ,but make sure to spray lube on the steering shaft u-joints . they tend to bind up and cause hard steering .

BCnT · Feb 21, 2011

wouldnt be the first pressure hose i saw collapse internally...happens all the time on brake hoses...power steering hoses usually blow apart hiding the plug.

05 Dakota Odd problem...

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