Power steering -- Low flow/pressure issue
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And the winner is... rebuilt steering pump.
I took the car to see my wife's uncle (mechanic) and we came to the conclusion that even if I replaced the flow control valve, the bore is still scratched by the damaged valve, so best to put out the extra $80 (over the price of a valve) for a complete rebuilt pump. Sure enough, the valve was stuck again when we took it out. And we are in business and the power steering is running great, and we are enjoying our road trip....
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Also installed an aftermarket in-line filter/screen that tucks into the return line right before the reservoir to make up for all the POs efforts to remove screens from the system. It was all the parts store had before we left for our trip, I was hoping for the magnetic one, and will probably get one there in the near future.
Hope this post is of some use to anyone with a sticking flow control valve...
Ben
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