Hey guy, I have a 2006 CCSB with about 205k on it and within the last two weeks installed a new 2011 hydroboost, acdelco master cylinder and the power stop Z36 (or something close to that) kit with new brakes, calipers, rotors, and Russell braided stainless soft lines. I have regularly flushed the power steering fluid on my 99 6.0 Chevy and my 16 LML as well as this one without issue, just for background. I noticed my power steering pump whining while driving rpm dependent after I installed this stuff and flushed it again hoping it was just some air in the system. At that time it was not whining while turning. I’ve since driven it across the country and am still in PA and the whining has continued and the steering is getting stiff and it whines when I make sharp turns. Do y’all think I’m missing something I could have done or is it just time for a new power steering pump? It’s been holding fluid level and I don’t see any new leakage signs. There’s a couple other things going on that I want to address before I drive back across the country in a couple weeks and will be pulling the valve covers soon. I’ll make another post addressing that stuff though.
As a secondary note, there is a good bit of slack in my steering that needs addressing and I plan to replace the steering gear as well. I don’t plan on lifting my LBZ nor running bigger tires than I mentioned above on this truck any time soon as it’s a DD and used to tow my goosenecks and some trips into the mountains. I’ve read that the guy who owns the forum now has had good luck with Napa boxes and others here mentioned the same after swapping a few, and I have personally had mixed luck with red heads at least on fords I’ve installed. I don’t want to spend over $800 on a PSC and from what I’ve read, the rock auto box that was similar seems to not be available anymore. Does anyone have any suggestions for a decent box these days as most of what I read seems to be a couple years old now. Thanks in advance guys for your input.
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As a secondary note, there is a good bit of slack in my steering that needs addressing and I plan to replace the steering gear as well. I don’t plan on lifting my LBZ nor running bigger tires than I mentioned above on this truck any time soon as it’s a DD and used to tow my goosenecks and some trips into the mountains. I’ve read that the guy who owns the forum now has had good luck with Napa boxes and others here mentioned the same after swapping a few, and I have personally had mixed luck with red heads at least on fords I’ve installed. I don’t want to spend over $800 on a PSC and from what I’ve read, the rock auto box that was similar seems to not be available anymore. Does anyone have any suggestions for a decent box these days as most of what I read seems to be a couple years old now. Thanks in advance guys for your input.
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