Signs of a bad P/S gear box

[Sammy]

Update and or food for thought. After the replacement of the gear box and having difficulty belleding the system I noticed how un like P/S the response was. Found out if you remove the pressure line on the pump and remove the fitting. Behind the fitting are several key componets. A spring and valve assy. This valve on mine was lodged sideways and stuck inside. With a little jiggle removed the valve and spring. On the tail side of the valve is a small screen. It was stopped up with a small piece of thread tape or something. Blew it out with air, reinstalled it works better than new if it's possible..So if your P/S get sluggish this would be an easy thing to remove clean the screen out. The screen is really small. You will have to look closely to see it's even there. Smaller than the diameter of a pencil eraser. Imagine after several years it would gather some debri, and not much to clog that screen anyway.