today i was goin through the corn field to pick up some of my goose decoys and i hit a big bump and now my steering is is really stiff. its way harder that with no power steering, even when im moving i have to pull on one side really hard to get it to turn. it almost feels like its binding. i checked my power steering lines and had no damage, had plenty of fluid. i checked to see if anything was bent or broken and couldnt find anything. tie rods look good, ball joints look good. i was thinking that it maybe rack and pinion but ive never had it go out on me so i dont know what its like. or steering gear? thanks in advance for help.

 

sounds like you busted something inside your gearbox, but ive never heard of somethin like that

 

i havent either thats whats throwin me off. that sounds like thats the problem considering nothing else is bad. (or it seems)

 

have you looked at your steering shaft to make sure smething didnt jam itself into the ujoint to keep it from turning?

 

yea. when i got off the field that was the first thing i checked. just to see if a stick or rock or something got stuck in there but its free to turn up to the gear box. so im guessing thats it.

 

try diconnecting your drag link form your pitmanarm and also you steering shaft from your gearbox. you should be able to turn the pitman arm with one arm

 

and what if i cant? does that mean the gear box is bad?

 

yep. that means somethin in there got knocked outta place and is siezed up