Well rough day at the track. 2nd round of time trials. Brake stalling at the line. and I here this PSSSSt. I get spooked. light turns green I go. So bothered by the sound. that i forget to shift, bounce off the rev limiter. So coasting down the runoff. I can't turn. I put my back into it and wheel slowly turns, And since my brake's are boosted by the power steering pump, I have no power brakes. 4wd + plus front locker = no turning.
Got home and look into, little bit, seem to be no pressure in the lines. can squeeze the lines by hand.
Question, has anybody experience this, Or had dealing with a hydro boost style system.
Looks like strong arm power steering for now
I am thinking I need a new power steering pump.

Thanks in advance for any help.

By the way new best time 15.0 at @91.0 mph
Total cost $980 for all mods to engine
stock time 16.7@82 mph

 

It sounds like a broken shaft to me. Grab the pulley on the pump. If you can pull it out, the pump is needs to be replaced.

 

would stay on or in the 120 mile trip home from the track? Have not really dug into yet. Have to wait for parts store to open. with the wife out of town. its my only transportation. Did some more research looking like new pump it will be.

 

Yes, it would stay in. The shaft usually breaks about 2 inchs in. It is a simple test. I usually use a leave the belt on a pry slightly on the pulley. If the pulley and the shaft start to come out, it is broken.

 

ok thanks, will do tomorrow.

 

Well you were right. shaft broken. I take this happen often sometimes???

 

It's common it happen to my truck and Prnracing's truck.

 

anybody know why, are shafts just crap, sounds like a project for me, hmm I machine superalloy metals hmmm

 

its happened on my truck too, I haven't heard too many cases of this before but it seems to happen to modded trucks!

 

IT happenede to me when i was doing a burnout and tried turning the wheel to do a doughnut... and thats when it snapped and it was the shaft i got a new from advanced auto parts for like 30bucks not to bad... why this happens is beyond me everyone i talk to has no clue to why they do this