Date:         Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:08:24 -0400
Reply-To:     Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Advice about power steering problem
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Dear List,

I have been installing power steering racks for a very long time.
However I have run into a strange problem with one I recently installed
for a customer.

Customer had a leaking rack.  I put a new one on.  The fluid in the
system looked fine and I changed the filter to be sure there would be no
problems.
Power steering worked great for less than 200 miles.  Then it just
stopped working.  There is no leak whatsoever.  The customer brought it
back and I tried a new power steering pump thinking that the old one had
just died.  There were fine metal shavings in the fluid this time.  The
new pump did nothing.  So now I am thinking that the rack itself is
messed up.  However I have never heard of this problem.  I checked the
Bentley and they don't really seem to indicate that a heavy steering
problem was a rack fault.  Has anyone had a similar experience in the
past?  It is a Maval rack and I installed one on my own personal van
about the exact time that I did this for customer.  The one on my van is
working great.  I have sold many of them over the years and they are
good.  If anyone has any experience or advice I would appreciate the
feedback.

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Phone: 856-327-4936
Fax: 856-327-2242