Shakey shakey

[79lincolnlover]

If you value your life and car, get new tires...

[BerniniCaCO3]

hahaha, I was just at harbor freight the other day... poor guy ahead of me in line took 15 minutes filling out the paper work for his new trailer tires. When I asked the reason, the reply was that all this was mandated (nationally? or just in MD? I don't know) after the firestone "ford exploders," so that they can get in touch with anyone who bought any tire, in case there's another recall like that.

[rick99601]

if youre not gonna get new tires right away id switch 'em to the rear.

[insomniac391]

havent driven the car for a week, and noticed that air is getting into my power steering lines again, i just had the lower lines replaced. Do you guys think power steering issues could be part of the problem with the shaking?

[tim marks]

why do you say air is getting into the ps lines again? is it whining at start up? is it not steering smoothly? is the resevior full? im not familiar with the history of your problem but it intrigues me as to how or why you think you are getting air in the lines.....

[85crownHPP]

if air is getting it, it would be because fluid is getting out. Did you have a look for leaks? They might have left something loose or crossed some fitting threads..

[insomniac391]

I know air is in because its happened before and it makes a groan that sounds like harsh metal on metal contact, it steers good but you can kinda feel a little vibration.

[tim marks]

if you take the cap off when it is running are there bubbles or not? it doesnt sounds like are to me. are wouldnt be making a metal on metal noise, also, if anything air should be bleeding out over time, not getting in.

[gadget73]

Ford pumps get noisy with age, especially if they've been run dry. Use a turkey baster to suck some fluid out and replace it with some Lucas power steering snot. If the fluid isn't red, then it probably ought to be flushed out and replaced with Type F. If the system was refilled with PS fluid, then it really ought to be replaced with the correct stuff. Ford pumps get noisy with the wrong fluid.

And no, PS problems will not make the car shake. Bad tires will. More than 5 years old and they're due for replacement.

[insomniac391]

yea if i run the car and turn the wheel, then open the reservoir there will be a good deal of bubbles in it, and yea its been bleeding out a little. But like i said, Ive had this problem before back in Feb.

[79lincolnlover]

Did you get new tires yet?

[insomniac391]

Did you get new tires yet?

No Its just been sitting. By the end of August it will have new tires and all new power steering components. The headlights opened up halfway while its been sitting, I assume thats because the vacuum pressure has dissipated while its been sitting.

[gadget73]

yeah, small vacuum leaks in the system. Probably one of the check valves isn't 100% anymore.

[insomniac391]

yeah, small vacuum leaks in the system. Probably one of the check valves isn't 100% anymore.

o im sure they're not, when scott was workin out the bugs in the a/c he found that mice had been chewing on the vacuum lines.

[HATNINJA]

you definately need new tires but hey just for future reference whenever i have a tire off i roll it across a flat surface and 99% of the time if it has a busted or shifted belt it will have a bump in its roll or a little wobble. but you have to roll it sort of fast.