Power steering 08 F350 question

[firecatab]

Anyone have issues with the power steering on the 08 F350? Mine seems to be intermitten and at times there is none at all. I had it into the dealer and asked them about any recalls and of course the first thing they say is that the tires are too big.

Funny though as I explained to them it only happens every once in while, if it was the tires it would be all the time.

Any thoughts

[Summitric]

Power steering pumps are very common on the '08 fords, especially with bigger tires.....poor design by the blue oval boys........

[xsyourride]

Not just the the blue oval the bowtie has the same issue. My 04 durmax and now my 08 lock up all the time. The worst is when your trying to back it up booster can't keep up. My 04 chevy locked up twist solid going down the highway not fun experance. Should have them pressure test your power steering pump.

[dlg27]

I have a 08 f350 with 37' tires and haven't had a problem. knock on wood

[ram4tow]

Had the same thing happen with my 04 hemi.. it was intermitten at first then it slowly turned into the pump would only work went reved up passed about 2500 rpms.. made for fun turns haha.. i had 35x12.5-20's on it.. i know its not a ford but a steering pump

[SHREK1]

I am running 37" , make sure I am moving before I turn the wheel , haven't had problems ...............yet!!!

[rknight111]

Im on my second power steering pump and now need a third, and I have 35" tires on my 08 F350, Dealer will not warantee with larger with stock anymore. Ford has issued a Service Bulletin on this with any larger tires than stock. I am looking into an aftermarket pump. Dragonlady's truck is just starting the same thing, I think she had 30000km, Im at 109000 km on mine. The dealer says this is very common, but the tech guys from Ford are aware of this and will be watching dealers on the warantee calls.

[bigsteel]

I too had a 08 F350 with 37"'s on it...went thru 2 steering boxes and one pump...check the pitman arm nut...it tends to want to loosen in time...if this happens the gear will be f'd in no time. The only long term solution is to go with hydraulic steering kit that includes rebuilt and upgraded pump....about a $1700.00 upgrade...other than that keep fixing and repairing...lol...gotta pay to play!!

Regards,
Mike

[ST1]

Originally Posted by firecatab

Anyone have issues with the power steering on the 08 F350? Mine seems to be intermitten and at times there is none at all. I had it into the dealer and asked them about any recalls and of course the first thing they say is that the tires are too big.

Funny though as I explained to them it only happens every once in while, if it was the tires it would be all the time.

Any thoughts

Same problem wiht our shop truck....8" lift with 38" tires likely doesn't much. Truck has 20k, but only 5k with the lift and tires.

[all-4-stroke]

try adding some lucas power steering fix. made a difference in my 2000 F-250 with 4" lift and 35's. another thing you can try, one of my co-workers somehow pinched off the brake booster line just a bit to create more line pressure in the power steering. hey says it works for him

[maxwell]

someone must make a heavy duty steering box. or a lower ratio one to make it easier with larger tires

[thump]

Originally Posted by xsyourride

Not just the the blue oval the bowtie has the same issue. My 04 durmax and now my 08 lock up all the time. The worst is when your trying to back it up booster can't keep up. My 04 chevy locked up twist solid going down the highway not fun experance. Should have them pressure test your power steering pump.

Same problem with my 08 dmax, Dealer admitted to the problem, says GM is working on a fix. My dad has the same problem with his GM 09 1/2ton.