I have a 78 Bronco and a few weeks ago, it suddenly became very hard to turn the wheel, especially to the left. It's harder to turn left than it would be if I didn't have power steering at all. Sometimes if I time my acceleration with the turn just right, I can kind of trick the wheel into turning all the way to the left.
Steering pump looks/sounds fine. I jacked the front end off the ground and it turns from lock to lock with no problem. I took it to a mechanic to check the power steering box--he tried backing the adjustment off, but that didn't fix it. I asked if he could read the pressure, but he didn't have a gauge that would read high enough (wtf?). He said this is the first time he's been stumped in a few years. He told me if/when I do figure it out, to bring it by and show him what the issue was just so he can know for future reference.
I've looked through several forums to see if anyone had similar issues, but they all seem to arise after installing a lift or messing with the steering box, neither of which I've done. Any ideas?
Steering pump looks/sounds fine. I jacked the front end off the ground and it turns from lock to lock with no problem. I took it to a mechanic to check the power steering box--he tried backing the adjustment off, but that didn't fix it. I asked if he could read the pressure, but he didn't have a gauge that would read high enough (wtf?). He said this is the first time he's been stumped in a few years. He told me if/when I do figure it out, to bring it by and show him what the issue was just so he can know for future reference.
I've looked through several forums to see if anyone had similar issues, but they all seem to arise after installing a lift or messing with the steering box, neither of which I've done. Any ideas?