Got into an interesting argument with someone over this on a large social media gathering (not facebook).
I recently put a automatic locking front differential in my Cherokee. They are "activated" by the pinion turning the ring gear and the ring gear making the carrier center pin push out on the inner part of the locker. So, any time there is power applied - forwards or backwards, the front two wheels are going to be locked.
On trails, when running in 4LO, obviously I have to turn tight but I am fighting this differential locker a lot. I try to avoid turning while sitting still, but it's still fighting a bit; it only wants to go straight.
With that said, the last few trips I have been on, I have experienced what I believe is the power steering overheating. The last trip, it started to overflow out of the reservoir and the pump was whining horribly and I lost power steering until I let it sit for 20 or so minutes. Then the pump was not whining and I had full power steering.
I have changed the power steering fluid a few times - just sucking out and replacing - since I have owned the Jeep. The fluid that originally came out was clear, and the fluid I put back in was power steering fluid.
I will be installing a power steering cooler this weekend. It's recommended by a lot of people when you have larger tires, a locker and air down the tires.
On this social media site, I was told to use power steering fluid instead of power steering fluid.
In the manual it clearly states to NOT use automatic transmission fluid. In an emergency, I have dumped AT fluid in one of these pumps on a Jeep and it was not happy and the power steering was extremely heavy. More recently, a friend changed his PS pump and put AT fluid in, and there was no power steering.
Furthermore, anything I find on Jeep forums (naxja, jeep forum) suggest that AT fluid is not correct.
I have found no evidence that the recommended MOPAR power steering fluid is an auto trans fluid.
What do you BITOG'ers think? I'm going to run actual power steering fluid in it unless I can find some evidence to the contrary.
I recently put a automatic locking front differential in my Cherokee. They are "activated" by the pinion turning the ring gear and the ring gear making the carrier center pin push out on the inner part of the locker. So, any time there is power applied - forwards or backwards, the front two wheels are going to be locked.
On trails, when running in 4LO, obviously I have to turn tight but I am fighting this differential locker a lot. I try to avoid turning while sitting still, but it's still fighting a bit; it only wants to go straight.
With that said, the last few trips I have been on, I have experienced what I believe is the power steering overheating. The last trip, it started to overflow out of the reservoir and the pump was whining horribly and I lost power steering until I let it sit for 20 or so minutes. Then the pump was not whining and I had full power steering.
I have changed the power steering fluid a few times - just sucking out and replacing - since I have owned the Jeep. The fluid that originally came out was clear, and the fluid I put back in was power steering fluid.
I will be installing a power steering cooler this weekend. It's recommended by a lot of people when you have larger tires, a locker and air down the tires.
On this social media site, I was told to use power steering fluid instead of power steering fluid.
In the manual it clearly states to NOT use automatic transmission fluid. In an emergency, I have dumped AT fluid in one of these pumps on a Jeep and it was not happy and the power steering was extremely heavy. More recently, a friend changed his PS pump and put AT fluid in, and there was no power steering.
Furthermore, anything I find on Jeep forums (naxja, jeep forum) suggest that AT fluid is not correct.
I have found no evidence that the recommended MOPAR power steering fluid is an auto trans fluid.
What do you BITOG'ers think? I'm going to run actual power steering fluid in it unless I can find some evidence to the contrary.