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why doesn't my power steering work?

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OK, the car arrived yesterday from the shipper (1969 convt), and although there are a few monkey'd things I need to take care of, I am most concerned with the power steering, or lack of it. At first I thought s hit, the seller BS'd me when I asked if the car had power steering, because it obviously doesn't. then I popped the hood, and there is a power steering pump on the car, and it does have fluid in it. The rest of the components are there. In the reciepts he gave me, there was one for a new ram, proportioning valve, etc. So it appears to have all been replaced, but for some reason, it don't work. the entire front end was rebuilt, suspension and steering.
 
Is the belt in place? I'm not sure about a '68, but perhaps the hoses could be installed improperly in the ram or control valve. Is it power steering fluid in there?
 
yup, belt is on, and it's full of fluid. steers just like a manual steering car.
 
What part of the Springs are you in?

You might look up Randy at Yesterday's Corvette...on Powers & Omaha (between Galley and Palmer Park). Give him a call...he may know something about that...nice guy too.

Bill
 
I live in Black Forest, but work downtown. In fact, I have the car at work today if you're near Pikes Peak and Wahsatch, stop by.
 
May have air in the system, and needs to be bled.Look up the proceedure for bleeding a C3 power steering. It does take a bit of effort to get all the air out and working again.
Tom
 
I'm working at home today...on the East side near the Imax theater on Powers. I don't get over to that side very often...but I will be around this weekend.

Bill
 
What does the seller say about this? If there's no fluid in the pump then it never had any or it leaked out during shipping. I would tell the seller I was going to have it fixed and send him the bill and I expected him to pay.
 
pump is full, and was full upon delivery. I haven't spoken with the seller yet. I understand that a 36 year old car will probably require a little tinkering, so as long as I can fix it with minimal expense, I'm not too concerned.
 
one would think, but who knows. looking under the car, it's all brand new. the ram, valve, hoses, etc. Maybe the hoses are backwards. I've never seen a pump that just simply doesn't pump.
 
Try jacking the car up in the front with both wheels off the ground, with the motor running run it from lock to lock several times to bleed it. On my 76 the hose on top of the valve goes to the bottom of the cylinder and vise versa. If you do not bleed it there may be excess pressure in the system. There is also an adjustment on the valve to center it do a search for the procedure to be sure. I believe you have to unhook the cylinder to do it.
Craigsr
 
bossvette said:
Try jacking the car up in the front with both wheels off the ground, with the motor running run it from lock to lock several times to bleed it. On my 76 the hose on top of the valve goes to the bottom of the cylinder and vise versa. If you do not bleed it there may be excess pressure in the system. There is also an adjustment on the valve to center it do a search for the procedure to be sure. I believe you have to unhook the cylinder to do it.
Craigsr


^^^ Bleed your system for a start..thats probably all it is.
 
I think i'll try adjusting the valve per the factory manual specs. I can't imagine it is just a bleeding issue, because I have a feeling the car was driven like this for a while, and if so, the air would have worked itself out by now. I'll do the bleeding technique to rule that out, my guess is the hoses are reversed, I'll find out in a few minutes when I crawl under it.
 

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