Power steering

2001 FORD F-350
350,000 MILES • 5.4L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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PAT LOFTIN
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Wheel spins freely with no resistance drives and steers fine. one little turn of the wheel and it spins all the way left or right this makes it very tedious to drive. it is like super power steering.
Apr 13, 2017 at 1:40 PM
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CARADIODOC
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This is typically caused by a broken reaction spring inside the steering gear box. The additional potential clue is if you turn the steering wheel fast enough, it will hit the stop, then bounce back and go the other way on its own. The fix is to replace the steering gear box.
Apr 14, 2017 at 1:47 PM
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