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We have a 2000 ford windstar. And recently we have been hearing a squeaking sound when making right and left turns. Does anyone have any ideas.
Thank you!
same problem on my 1996. not the power steering pump. been troubleshooting/researching and it seems to be coming from the power steering rack and pinion assembly. ford has service bullitens on this.same problem on my 1996. not the power steering pump. been troubleshooting/researching and it seems to be coming from the power steering rack and pinion assembly. ford has service bullitens on this.
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It could be several things .... Wheel bearings - jack the front driver side up. First ... just rotate the wheel ... you should hear NOTHING. Any noise menas there is probably a wheel bearing/hub issue. Now take hold of the tire in the 9am and 3pm positions. Try to push/pull from side to side ... if there is any "play" in the wheel the bearings are going. Brake line interference - a lot of brake lines have a plastic sheath in the wheel well area ... check to see that the line/plastic sheath shows no wear when you have the wheel off...that might cause the issue. Steering linkage - even though the upper control arms were recently replaced look at all the ball joints and grab hold of them and see if there is any play/movement.
Repeat on the passenger side..
Good luck on your troubleshooting
well it can still be anything, locating a steering/suspension noise can be hard. Based on what you typed, what first comes to mind is the steering pump is worn out. If it is more of a low whining sound instead of squeaking, its probably the steering pump.
Try to move your steering wheel left and right at same time as you try to turn the key. Sometimes your steering wheel is locked in position..
Let me know how it is going!
If it happens when the steering wheel is being turned left or right when parking, it could be dry tie rod ends. They will have to be replaced and greased up well to get rid of the sound. This happened to my dad's 1998 Ford Taurus.
Power steering Belt or pump pulley. Could be that turning left puts more stress on your system then turning right and that's why you only hear it while turning left.
you need to get grease into pittman arm there is no grease fitting so get a needle fitting for your grease gun and poke thru the rubber ive done twice on 97 f150s and fixed the problem
Mechanic replaced the rack and pinon that was leaking-that was the noise, air getting into the hose. The engine was a seperate problem and the IMP?? was replaced. The part was cheeper than the labor cost for this one!!
same problem on my 1996. not the power steering pump. been troubleshooting/researching and it seems to be coming from the power steering rack and pinion assembly. ford has service bullitens on this.
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