i just got done replaceing the steering gear box on my truck but the steering is still stuck. when its in the air it turns just fine. my initial thought was power steering pump but there is fluid moving through the lines. whether its enough i dont know. normaly without power steering u can turn pretty easily going down the road but gets stiff when u slow down. on mine its stuck both moving and not moving. tie rods all look good, the wheels are nice and straight. ball joints look good. all the lines are replaced. the steering column is able to turn no problem. i cant figure out whats wrong. please help.

 

did you hook the line up backwards on accident(if thats even possible)? did you see if you could turn the shafts on the new box before you instaled it?

 

"my initial thought was power steering pump but there is fluid moving through the lines. whether its enough i dont know"

It sure sounds like the pump to me. And it's not just the volume of fluid, it's the pressure. Sounds like yours isn't putting out very much.

Did it also feel like this before you replaced the box?

 

the lines are all correct and yes i did spin the shafts

 

siezed steering stabilizer?

 

if that was bad, wouldnt it be stiff in the air as well as on the ground? when i had it lifted the stabalizer was moving just fine.

 

"when its in the air it turns just fine".

My $ is on the pump. Can't think what else it could be.

 

Tire pressure? I had a problem like that on another truck and that caused it.

 

the pump was what i thought but there is fluid moving. i figured if the pump was bad then fluid wouldnt be moving through the lines.

as for tire pressure- all tires are where they should be give or take about 5 psi, if that.

 

"i figured if the pump was bad then fluid wouldnt be moving through the lines".

A functioning power steering pump puts out 1,000+ PSI. Fluid will move through the lines at 1 PSI. Simple enough to test how much pressure it's putting out, if you can scrounge a gauge.

http://www.cdxetextbook.com/steersus...steertest.html