lawsoncl
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Idaho
I found out I had no power steering when I went to make a hard left turn at the bottom of a hill. Bit of a crap your pants moment there....
I'm pretty sure its the power steering pump. If I rev the engine up to 2500, I have power steering again, but otherwise it's like the engine is off. Fluid is full and has a very lite burnt plastic smell. Kinda like the stuff brand new in the bottle only a bit stronger. The belt is not slipping, and it doesn't sound any different than it always has. If anything it seems quieter. Looks like $55 for a rebuilt.
The steering box has a little side-side play and just barely wet at the output shaft , so I've been debating on rebuilding it as well. If the PS pump failed do I need to worry about contamination? How hard is it to rebuild? It looks like the steering box is the same across 87-01 XJs and might be the same as the wranglers and some other GM vehicles, so might grab one at the junkyard instead.
edit - found a reference that cross the steering box to:
I'm pretty sure its the power steering pump. If I rev the engine up to 2500, I have power steering again, but otherwise it's like the engine is off. Fluid is full and has a very lite burnt plastic smell. Kinda like the stuff brand new in the bottle only a bit stronger. The belt is not slipping, and it doesn't sound any different than it always has. If anything it seems quieter. Looks like $55 for a rebuilt.
The steering box has a little side-side play and just barely wet at the output shaft , so I've been debating on rebuilding it as well. If the PS pump failed do I need to worry about contamination? How hard is it to rebuild? It looks like the steering box is the same across 87-01 XJs and might be the same as the wranglers and some other GM vehicles, so might grab one at the junkyard instead.
edit - found a reference that cross the steering box to:
- Fits All Jeep Wrangler TJ Models 1997-2002
- Fits All Jeep Wrangler YJ Models 1987-1995
- Fits All Jeep Cherokee XJ Models 1984-2001