power steering Help????

[chrisb]

I have a 85 with push pull steering still the issue is i don't think it's working as good as it should . My 83 pickup was like butter with the same tires
I went through all knuckle joints to make sure their not to stiff and changed the pump , I'm guessing it's the box . i know what everyone is going to say change it to high steer it's just not a option right now . I also flush the fluid twice and am running lucas in it
Any tricks to clean out the box?

 

[fourwd1]

What is happening that makes you think it's not working as well as it should??

The stock steering will work with up to 4" of suspension lift if you have a dropped drag link.
Beyond that you really do need x-over steering.

 

[chrisb]

It's not assisting enough it almost feels like 1/2ps 1/2 not power steering
its got a drop drag link and flipped j arm . it's just hard to turn . my 83 and a 88 i had both where like turning air easy breezy , but this thing is like wrestling a crocodile i don't know if drilling the restrictor in the pump would help?

 

[fourwd1]

You could get a little more pressure doing that, but the problem may be in the gear box. You're talking about about a 28 yr old truck, that's a lot of wear.
There is an adjustment that could tighten it up a bit.