Euology101
NAXJA Forum User
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- NYC
I know this sounds random, but my power steering pump died about 1000 miles ago. It took about 2 weeks for it to fully die, and during that time, I was gathering the parts to replace it.
I replaced the following
PS Pump
reservoir
High and Low Pressure hoses
Pulley
While the PS pump was failing, I felt like the jeep got more sluggish than usual. I sort of figured it had to do with the fact that the bearing in the PS was going, and that was probably making it hard for the belt to rotate, and therefore needed more gas to get up and go. I'm only guessing here, and I could be way off base.
I figured once I had the new one installed, this would hopefully go away, well 1000 miles after new PS and it still feels more sluggish than usual. The steering feels a bit odd, but I'm going to assume this is just because I had a PS pump that was on its way out, and maybe I just got used to the way it drove with that. (i've bled the system like a mad man, and I see no bubbles, or loss of fluid at any given time)
I also noticed that vibrations are a bit more than usual. Granted I have Brown Dog MM's installed, so I expect a bit of vibrations, but this is more than usual.
Quick background on the Vibrations: I have an AA SYE, and a fully rebuilt and balanced (front driveshaft) installed on the rear. Currently no front driveshaft, as I'm having it rebuilt and balanced, as well. The Brown Dogs have about 10k miles on them at this point, and for first few weeks they were rough at idle, but barely noticeable at speed. Now, I find that most of the vibs are at speed, under load, up until about 70, where they just disappear, and I feel like I'm floating on clouds.
Front end needs a LOT of work, I'm almost positive I'm out of alignment (4" of lift on original steering), front tires are feathered at the outter edges, I know I have a lot going on, just trying to start tracking things down.
I am replacing all of the bushings on the rear suspension, along with new shackles, and shackle relocation brackets, then I'll start on front end fun.
Any thoughts on the loss of power/vibrations? I also have shitty MPG, anywhere from 13-16MPG. I log it every filly up, and other than road trips where I'm all highway, I've never gotten above 16mpg. (31's, 3.55, loaded down with bumpers and roof racks)
I replaced the following
PS Pump
reservoir
High and Low Pressure hoses
Pulley
While the PS pump was failing, I felt like the jeep got more sluggish than usual. I sort of figured it had to do with the fact that the bearing in the PS was going, and that was probably making it hard for the belt to rotate, and therefore needed more gas to get up and go. I'm only guessing here, and I could be way off base.
I figured once I had the new one installed, this would hopefully go away, well 1000 miles after new PS and it still feels more sluggish than usual. The steering feels a bit odd, but I'm going to assume this is just because I had a PS pump that was on its way out, and maybe I just got used to the way it drove with that. (i've bled the system like a mad man, and I see no bubbles, or loss of fluid at any given time)
I also noticed that vibrations are a bit more than usual. Granted I have Brown Dog MM's installed, so I expect a bit of vibrations, but this is more than usual.
Quick background on the Vibrations: I have an AA SYE, and a fully rebuilt and balanced (front driveshaft) installed on the rear. Currently no front driveshaft, as I'm having it rebuilt and balanced, as well. The Brown Dogs have about 10k miles on them at this point, and for first few weeks they were rough at idle, but barely noticeable at speed. Now, I find that most of the vibs are at speed, under load, up until about 70, where they just disappear, and I feel like I'm floating on clouds.
Front end needs a LOT of work, I'm almost positive I'm out of alignment (4" of lift on original steering), front tires are feathered at the outter edges, I know I have a lot going on, just trying to start tracking things down.
I am replacing all of the bushings on the rear suspension, along with new shackles, and shackle relocation brackets, then I'll start on front end fun.
Any thoughts on the loss of power/vibrations? I also have shitty MPG, anywhere from 13-16MPG. I log it every filly up, and other than road trips where I'm all highway, I've never gotten above 16mpg. (31's, 3.55, loaded down with bumpers and roof racks)