Jumped in my truck tonight to leave work and no power steering. The truck had been warming up in the parking lot for about ten mins. Is this not right?
Bottom seal as in where the Pitman arm attaches? Mine does same thing for last month or so, I just keep filling it when the armstrong steering comes back.
Sorry I should have explained a little better. A couple weeks ago I had no power steering for a while until my truck warmed up. No leaks. Then the other day it did the same thing but leaked a bunch of oil on the ground. Once the truck warmed up a little the steering was fine. It has worked just fine ever since. I was just wondering if the extreme cold would cause the power steering to not work or if somthing else was wrong.
You might want to look into the hydroboost unit for the brakes. There is a small canister in it that is pressurized to help you stop the truck if you loose the power steering. When it fails it pushes pressurized nitrogen into the power steering system and causes the leak out of the cap. You can usually work out the air but I would double check the hydroboost unit to make sure you can stop the truck if the engine is off. When your moving and you cut the engine you should be able to stop the truck after a few pumps. If you hit the pedal and its rock hard then you could have a problem.
DO NOT use Lucas stopleak.. This stuff is like molassas when it's 70*.
Went to back out of my driveway in 16* weather and could not turn the wheel.. :hehe: