Jeff532003
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Okay so I promise I'm not going insane lol. This morning on my way home from work I started the truck and noticed the typical ford power steering whine was a little more noticeable. Chalked it up to having gotten down to 20 degrees last night as it normally does this when the fluid is really cold. Well I'm pulling out of the driveway and I make the slightest correction with the wheel and it sounds like someone took a megaphone and hit a tuning fork against while pointed right at me. Only lasted a second maybe two. Freaked me out so I shut the radio off to listen closer. Pull out on the road and it does it again also making a slight correction. Now I'm thinking its power steering issue but I've never heard a noise like this. I try turning the wheel more aggressively as I go down the road and can't get it to replicate. About 2 min later it does it again when I slightly correct with the wheel but less noticeably this time. A min after that and the truck is up to operating temp and it doesn't happen again for the rest of my ride home. Get up this afternoon and drive down to pick up my kids at the end of the driveway (over 1/4 mile) and nothing. Leave for work around 630 and it seems fine. I get about a mile away and it does it again as I slightly correct the wheel. Does it one more time about 40 seconds later and then that's it. The rest of the drive to work is fine. Called and asked my father who's been an ASE master tech for 40 years and he's never heard of anything like it and says he'll have to try and hear it when I come down on Saturday. So in the mean time I'm going out on a limb and seeing if any of you have any idea what it might be?
There's no metal on metal sound, no squeal or whining noise. Just this really loud odd harmonic sound. I'm thinking it has something to do with the power steering but honestly I have no clue. Thanks in advance for any ideas.
Okay so I promise I'm not going insane lol. This morning on my way home from work I started the truck and noticed the typical ford power steering whine was a little more noticeable. Chalked it up to having gotten down to 20 degrees last night as it normally does this when the fluid is really cold. Well I'm pulling out of the driveway and I make the slightest correction with the wheel and it sounds like someone took a megaphone and hit a tuning fork against while pointed right at me. Only lasted a second maybe two. Freaked me out so I shut the radio off to listen closer. Pull out on the road and it does it again also making a slight correction. Now I'm thinking its power steering issue but I've never heard a noise like this. I try turning the wheel more aggressively as I go down the road and can't get it to replicate. About 2 min later it does it again when I slightly correct with the wheel but less noticeably this time. A min after that and the truck is up to operating temp and it doesn't happen again for the rest of my ride home. Get up this afternoon and drive down to pick up my kids at the end of the driveway (over 1/4 mile) and nothing. Leave for work around 630 and it seems fine. I get about a mile away and it does it again as I slightly correct the wheel. Does it one more time about 40 seconds later and then that's it. The rest of the drive to work is fine. Called and asked my father who's been an ASE master tech for 40 years and he's never heard of anything like it and says he'll have to try and hear it when I come down on Saturday. So in the mean time I'm going out on a limb and seeing if any of you have any idea what it might be?
There's no metal on metal sound, no squeal or whining noise. Just this really loud odd harmonic sound. I'm thinking it has something to do with the power steering but honestly I have no clue. Thanks in advance for any ideas.
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