VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
Been building my jeep for about 6 months now and am wrapping it up. was trying to bleed the ram assist last night and it seemed to work at first, now it doesnt. and thinking through it, im not sure what it could be.
what im running:
- D44 with high steer
- stock box, drilled/tapped and modified by RNR.
- 1.5x8" ram (from RNR)
- 3/8" lines (from RNR)
- (new) stock pump
- PSC overdrive pulley
- derale power steering cooler
so... i bled the system with the jeep off, wheels off the ground. as fluid worked its way into the system, i noticed the ram seemed to act backwards of the steering input. i was pretty confident i didnt have the lines backwards. when i was confident it was pretty full, i started it, and the ram then acted as it should. has one small leak, tighted a fitting and it went away.
one thing i noticed was that the pump had a little whine to it. the jeep hadnt been run in a while (and i did a rear main) so i let it run, get up to temp, and revved it a few times making sure shes working properly. when i went back to trying to bleed the power steering system some more... it was locked up. i also noticed the pump was no longer whining. i unclamped the ram and the power steering works as intended, but the ram no longer acts.
then it was dinner time and i shut the garage door. but im not even sure where to begin looking for a problem. any ideas?
what im running:
- D44 with high steer
- stock box, drilled/tapped and modified by RNR.
- 1.5x8" ram (from RNR)
- 3/8" lines (from RNR)
- (new) stock pump
- PSC overdrive pulley
- derale power steering cooler
so... i bled the system with the jeep off, wheels off the ground. as fluid worked its way into the system, i noticed the ram seemed to act backwards of the steering input. i was pretty confident i didnt have the lines backwards. when i was confident it was pretty full, i started it, and the ram then acted as it should. has one small leak, tighted a fitting and it went away.
one thing i noticed was that the pump had a little whine to it. the jeep hadnt been run in a while (and i did a rear main) so i let it run, get up to temp, and revved it a few times making sure shes working properly. when i went back to trying to bleed the power steering system some more... it was locked up. i also noticed the pump was no longer whining. i unclamped the ram and the power steering works as intended, but the ram no longer acts.
then it was dinner time and i shut the garage door. but im not even sure where to begin looking for a problem. any ideas?