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teeitup · 03-07-2003, 11:00 PM

Well I got my 72 swb 4x4 back and when you slow down to turn or if at an idle turning, it turns hard. What could this be pump? box? hoses? I need help! Thanks Randy

Gordo · 03-07-2003, 11:10 PM

Sounds like pump to me, unless the belt is loose. By the way, I was born in and work in "Meriden" Connecticut.

nu2-72 · 03-07-2003, 11:11 PM

Check belt tension to be certain it is not slipping at low speed.
Centrifical force may tighten it up at higher speeds.

teeitup · 03-07-2003, 11:13 PM

Belt is tight. I wonder how many Meriden's there are in the US?

Thanks

nu2-72 · 03-07-2003, 11:23 PM

2?

Bo · 03-08-2003, 02:22 AM

Sounds like a muffler bearing going bad or a belt buckle pulley relay switch going out. LOL. For real though it sounds like your pump is going out. I just happen to know where to a replacement.

Bo · 03-08-2003, 02:31 AM

Besides you don't need power steering. You need to build up those fore arms so you can hit the golf ball 50 yards behind me instead of 100 yards behind me. Hee Hee.

BUXMAN66 · 03-08-2003, 02:59 AM

teeitup you might want to look at the idler arm,tie rod bushings,ball joints,......i've got the same prob. it seems as if it's ok when you're rpms are up.which tells me it's not the pump to look at but the flid is being forced out harder through your pulley, and breaking past the kink that might be w/ any of those parts.personally i'm gonna buy a new idler arm....easier than a pump and cheaper!remember k.i.s.s......?(chill out) keep it simple stupid!!lol!

ZOOMY · 03-09-2003, 07:27 AM

Put a new belt on it if it looks like it's bottoming out in the pulleys. It has to grab the sides of the pulley.

teeitup · 03-09-2003, 12:04 PM

Its got a new belt on it too. I have a new power steering pump I'm going to try that. Nice pic Bo I'm not that big of man but I can still hit it 300 yards with the new equipment.

Thanks Randy

03-07-2003, 11:00 PM	#1
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	power steering problem???? Well I got my 72 swb 4x4 back and when you slow down to turn or if at an idle turning, it turns hard. What could this be pump? box? hoses? I need help! Thanks Randy __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

03-07-2003, 11:10 PM	#2
Gordo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Killingworth, CT. USA Posts: 3,378	Sounds like pump to me, unless the belt is loose. By the way, I was born in and work in "Meriden" Connecticut. __________________ 1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi (retired as of 4/22/03) 1998 S10 short bed 2002 S10 Blazer 1942 Oldsmobile 1958 Massey Harris Pony 1951 Wife Killingworth, Connecticut May those who love us, love us, any of those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts. And if God is unable to turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we may know them by their limping. A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

03-07-2003, 11:11 PM	#3
nu2-72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Amazonia, Mo. USA Posts: 2,821	Check belt tension to be certain it is not slipping at low speed. Centrifical force may tighten it up at higher speeds. __________________ 72 3/4 4x4 350 4spd 72 3/4 4x4 350 auto 2004 Duramax Silverado 4x4 2006 Duramax Crew cab 4x4 2010 Harley Ultra Limited 2011 Harley Street Glide

03-07-2003, 11:13 PM	#4
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Belt is tight. I wonder how many Meriden's there are in the US? Thanks __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

03-07-2003, 11:23 PM	#5
nu2-72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Amazonia, Mo. USA Posts: 2,821	2? __________________ 72 3/4 4x4 350 4spd 72 3/4 4x4 350 auto 2004 Duramax Silverado 4x4 2006 Duramax Crew cab 4x4 2010 Harley Ultra Limited 2011 Harley Street Glide

03-08-2003, 02:22 AM	#6
Bo We Sell Truck Parts Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Greenville,Texas Posts: 421	Sounds like a muffler bearing going bad or a belt buckle pulley relay switch going out. LOL. For real though it sounds like your pump is going out. I just happen to know where to a replacement. __________________ '67 Chevy SWB 454/400 '97 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 '62 MG Midget

03-08-2003, 02:31 AM	#7
Bo We Sell Truck Parts Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Greenville,Texas Posts: 421	Besides you don't need power steering. You need to build up those fore arms so you can hit the golf ball 50 yards behind me instead of 100 yards behind me. Hee Hee. Attached Images __________________ '67 Chevy SWB 454/400 '97 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 '62 MG Midget

03-08-2003, 02:59 AM	#8
BUXMAN66 go bucks! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MIAMISBURG OHIO USA Posts: 803	teeitup you might want to look at the idler arm,tie rod bushings,ball joints,......i've got the same prob. it seems as if it's ok when you're rpms are up.which tells me it's not the pump to look at but the flid is being forced out harder through your pulley, and breaking past the kink that might be w/ any of those parts.personally i'm gonna buy a new idler arm....easier than a pump and cheaper!remember k.i.s.s......?(chill out) keep it simple stupid!!lol! __________________ '68 swb 1/2t 350/350th '86 lngbd 3/4 TON parts getter '49 gmc 1/2 t 5 window 350/350th '96 gmc sonoma sle ext-cab. hey it's a 4cyl. 5 spd and good on gas y'know?

03-09-2003, 07:27 AM	#9
ZOOMY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: WIS Posts: 1,752	Put a new belt on it if it looks like it's bottoming out in the pulleys. It has to grab the sides of the pulley.

03-09-2003, 12:04 PM	#10
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Its got a new belt on it too. I have a new power steering pump I'm going to try that. Nice pic Bo I'm not that big of man but I can still hit it 300 yards with the new equipment. Thanks Randy __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"



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