Someone suggested that to me, however I checked with my buddies truck and it's the same diameter. When I get back I will check precisely the diameter and post that reading.

 

This is my thinking on why it's something with steering geometry/steering linkages: the pump seems to be having the power to apply to the pitman enough to flex the whole suspensions system because the geometry of the steering isn't applying it to the tierod ends and to just linear motion of left to right and is having to work insanely hard because of the angles it's applying the motion at. My buddy at Chrysler claims he found the special flow meter tool, so hopefully by next weekend I will have so output readings from the pressure on the pump to clarify this

 

Could we get a pic of your front suspension/steering gear?

 

 

If those aren't good enough I can take some different ones, I got the wheels off right now playing with it and it's smooth as butter with nothing on it. There's some bends in the tie rod ends but I'm pretty sure those are there cause of how they're cast. Those pics show steering stabilizer back on but I had it completly taken off a minute ago. No effect ether way so I bolted it back up.

 

Can you upload videos to this forum?

 

Might be able to now.... I don't really know. Photobucket will certainly let you though.

I don't see anything out of sorts with your steering geometry there. Everything looks pretty much new. (and not even dirty? How, pray tell, did THAT happen?? )

I think playin' with the valve shims is gonna be the hot ticket.

 

Ok before I do the shim Im going to try an underdrive pulley for the pump. Cleanliness is due to the large volume of atf+4 that has been spilled everywhere from doing so much work on the steering system, at least I won't have to worry about rust...haha

 

Should use power steering fluid in the power steering system....

 

upload video to youtube, then share a link to it.