isbjorn Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Hi. We got a td5 110 in ok condition. Everything works, but the power steering is lacking. There is no response from it, like driving without basically. So very heavy on standstill and slow speeds. No noises or sounds when turning, No fluid loss. The fluid looks good. Where should I start looking? Any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Belt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isbjorn Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 As in not correctly tighten belt? The td5 only got one belt right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isbjorn Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Belt looks fine. All wheels are spinning nicely with the belt. Can it be a blocked pipe or something? Im not getting any response or noise form the power steering at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephencdavies Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 drain it and put new ATF in with a small amount of Lucas power steering additive. might be the pump seals gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isbjorn Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 There is apparently pressure in it. Ive bleed it and it sprayed quite a bit of fluid all over the place. opened the bleed screw to much So the pump should be running I guess. Om my other td5 there is always a noise when holding the wheel at maximum turn. But this one is totally quiet.. Maybe that is something. drain it and put new ATF in with a small amount of Lucas power steering additive. might be the pump seals gone. Shouldn't there be a leak if the seal is gone? Or maybe its just gives bad pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephencdavies Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 A quiet Defender on full lock. The Holy grail. Time to swap things to see if anything makes a difference. a bad pump may give you a squirt through an open bleeder but not enough pressure to do the job under load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isbjorn Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 I replaced the Power steering pump. Simple job, one bolt needed a bit persuasion but thats all. I only needed to remove the fan and fan belt. Then I clamped the pipes as close as possible to the pump, so I almost didn't loose any fluids. Now it works prefect. Apparently it was like you guys suggested the seal inside the pump.. Thanks for all the help... ps. Also replaced the front window seal.. quite straight forward job with the rope trick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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