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07-22-2008, 05:37 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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Truck repairs
The failure of the power steering and power brakes was due to failure of the hydro boost. That part was ordered and will be replaced along with replacing the power steering pump. This should happen tomorrow and we should be good to go.
It seems that Ford uses a hydro boost to help increase braking power over what could be accomplished with a vacuum boost as is used in a car or light truck. Maybe other brands of heavy duty trucks do the same, but I am unaware of what other brands do.
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07-22-2008, 03:11 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: cedar rapids
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M.O.C. #4962
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The reason of hydro boost is that diesels have no vacuum as cars or gas engines do. The manufactures then have to go a different way when diesel. 18 wheelers use air brakes but we do not have a air compressor so they assist the brakes with hydraulic pressure from the power steering pump. I think all small trucks from all manufactures use hydro boost. This is the first time I have heard of one going bad. Mine leaks but a little but I have put a seal softener in the oil. I need to change the oil in the power steering-hydro boost this fall.
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07-23-2008, 01:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
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OK, I got it now, I asked on your other post about the hydro-boost.
Thanks.
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07-23-2008, 06:17 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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Hope that's not a common failure Stiles. I use my brakes and steering quite a bit on Wolf Creek Pass! gulp
Interesting, I didn't know deisels didn't have vacuum. Guess that explains it. I just figured it was a Ford thing. I had a 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V with power steering assisted rear anti-lock 4 wheel disk brakes. It wasn't an option, rather the first prototype run of that approach years before it became common production.
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