[Shotimes] turning wheel to the right, vibrates whole car, wth?

[clubairth@bellsouth.net]

Adam:
 Ford products sometime need a vacuum drawn on the P/S reservoir. The P/S 
fluid gets air entrained and it seems to be hard to get it all out. I raise 
the front of the car. Attach my hand vacuum pump to the P/S reservoir. I use 
a large rubber stopper that I got at Lowes for about $1.50. Drill a hole in 
the center and jam in a short piece of hard brake line. Then just attach the 
vacuum tubing to the steel tubing. Start the car and pull a vacuum and then 
turn the steering wheel back and forth. Usually the P/S noise is constant 
and more of a moaning or humming sound.
 I don't think that is your problem.
 Possible bad outer tie rod end on that side. If you have the factory rubber 
socket tie rod ends this is VERY common and happens long before they wear 
out physically too!
.
.



> Does it make a popping sound? If so, I'd suspect that
> it's a strut bearing. If it's just a vibration, I
> think that you have some air in the PS system that
> still needs to bleed out. I'm experiencing the same
> issue as well; I just installed a new PS pump attached
> to a 3.2 so I had a lot of air in the system. Maybe
> I'll hear it this Saturday if we all meet up.
>
> Ian
>
> --- Adam Phillips <adambant@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I was pulling into the park today to go for my daily
>> run, and as i made the
>> right, i felt a wierd vibration, at first i thought,
>> eh musta been some
>> funky pavement or somthing, but then it did it again
>> as i turned right into
>> a parking spot. So then im sitting there in the
>> parking spot turning the
>> wheel, left and right, lock to lock. Turning left,
>> no problem, smooth pwr
>> steering. When i turn right, the wheel itself feels
>> normal, full pwr.
>> steering, BUT, the whole car makes this low humming
>> vibration, almost like
>> what you would feel from a subwoofer cranked up a
>> LOT.  Huh!? it was dark,
>> cold and windy by the time i came home, so i didnt
>> feel like tearing into
>> anything tonite. Im gonna check it out tomorrow, but
>> im not sure what would
>> make it do that. I just had the 60k done, and they
>> did a power steering
>> service. Could it be air bubbles in the pwr.
>> steering lines/system maybe?
>> Although it only does it in one direction, but i
>> dunno, anything could be
>> possible i suppose.  Im gonna double check the
>> tightness of the aluminum
>> subframe bushings to for kicks. Any other thoughts
>> would be welcomed.
>>
>>
>> Adam Phillips
>> Trenton, NJ
>> 92 White MTX