Hard to steer and noisy,fluid low. Added fluid (more than once), but it keeps going down. Can't see any visible leakage.
It could be leaking inside the dust boot on the steering rack. if thats it ...it will eventually start leaking from the boots after they fill up. You could have a small leak from one of the lines. Good Luck
SOURCE: my ford focus 04 auto makes a grinding noise when
you have a power steering leak, when in full lock position the power steering pump is actually sucking in air and this is your noise. you will have to locate the leak and replace the leaking part and fill it to proper level.Ford will accept trans fluid for power steering fluid.
SOURCE: ford focus 04 auto car makes grinding noise
the grinding noise you hear is the pump out of fluid you need to find and repair the leak then check the pump it may be u/s if no oil in it and it has been run
SOURCE: 98 F.Windstar replace power steering pump but still hard to steer
rack and-or pinion... Good thing the 98 is a very good and popular windstar, its not as bad as it sounds.
SOURCE: power steering pump Ford Focus 2006 DIY Manual
its quite quite simple;take your pipes of and block them off reconnect them to new pump and replace pump to in line belts.adrian;;;
SOURCE: power steering keeps going stiff all the time
There are 2 things that cause power steering to go stiff. The power steering pump itself either from failure or "lack of fluid" and the rack and pinion assy under the car.
Most of the time the failure is the power steering pump itself. The teflon rollers fail inside the pump and it either stops providing an output pressure or it seizes up. You can loosen the power steering pump belt then try to rotate the pump by hand. It should move by hand. If it feels like it is intermittently locking up as you rotate, it the teflon rollers have failed and the pump will need to be replaced.
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Kelly
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