RE: [Chrysler300] help, I can only drive my 300C in a straight line...

["Henry Schleimer" <henry.schleimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

While this is obvious to most people who understand the workings of their
cars, the quickest way to ruin your pump fluid and then your pump is to hold
the steering on full lock when parking as all the fluid blows over the
pressure relief.  I am surprised how some people never get taught this basic
rule for power steering.  When I was buying a new battery years ago, the
shop owner admired my Valiant as being a good old car.  He told me of an old
customer who had an (Australian) Chrysler by Chrysler sedan who swore by its
reliability and comfort on long trips.  The only thing that annoyed him was
he had replaced his steering pump three times.  The shop owner asked the
customer if he ever held the steering on full lock.  Surprised, he said yes
- why not?  He told him to stop doing that and he would never need to
replace his pump again.

 

I'm not suggesting this is the reason for this pump failure.  Hey these
things are 50 years old.  Why are they still going is the real question,
coming from an era of short warranty periods and new models every year.
However, in my work as an engineer, I often hear how people think they need
to modify a vehicle before finding out why it failed in the first place.
Most of the time it is not due to poor original design.  If it is, it
usually appears early when the warranty claims start coming in and you will
see a change in the next model.  Those are the sort of upgrades I look for.

 

Cheers

 

Henry 

 

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of rob kern
Sent: Tuesday, 14 July 2009 12:27 PM
To: Chrysler 300 Club Listverver; John Skeggs
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] help, I can only drive my 300C in a straight
line...

 






John,
Contact Jeff Carter at JC Auto Restoration in Lynnwood, WA at 425-672-8324.
Jeff can rebuild yours as good as new the first time out and will bench test
it before shipping it back to you! He did mine in about one week turn around
time and it has worked perfectly since he did it in June, 2005. I recommend
that you install a power steering fluid cooler to prolong the life of the
pump. We used a transmission cooler for a 2001 GMC 1500 series 4-wheel drive
pick-up that mounted neatly to the front of the radiator yoke on the
driver's side. We routed the hoses around the battery and through existing
cut outs in the radiator yoke. After driving the car for prolonged periods
with the engine nice and hot, one can hold the power steering cooler return
hose and it is just liukewarm. So contact Jeff and he will take care of you
superbly! 300'ly, ROB KERN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Skeggs 
To: Chrysler 300 Club Listverver 
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] help, I can only drive my 300C in a straight line...

because my power steering pump has quit on me. Any advice/sources re
replacements or repair would be much appreciated. It is the later
twin-pulley model, because the VIN is 2980.

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