In doing a search of this forum I find we all do the same here, just tossing around the term 'power steering fluild' - usually without specifying that means Type F automatic trans fluid. Everyone just says things like "check the level of your power steering fluid" - without saying anything about "if you have a pre-1995 Ford be sure to use Type F auto trans fluid as your power steering fluid."
1960 THUNDERBIRD POWER STEERING RESERVOIR MANUAL
And every manual - and every place on the internet - always refers to ' power steering fluid' as a generic term when discussing steering issues. To make it more complicated, if the C-6 was rebuilt in the past 15 years, it probably has newer clutch plates designed to run with the Mercon(Dexron), even if it was originally made prior to 1982.Īnother reason people keep asking this question is because what they see on the store shelves is a row of bottles all clearly labeled 'Power Steering Fluid'. As far as I know, those manufactured before 1982 use the old Type F fluid, and those built from 1982 on use Mercon(Dexron). This can be a real poser for people with C-6 tranmsissions. Why? Because while Ford did switch to using Mercon(Dexron) automatic transmission fluid for their transmissions when they stopped manufacturing the C-4 in 1982, Ford still continued to use and specify Type F fluid for their power steering pumps until 1995 (!) on any Ford after 1981 do not use Type F as your tranmission fluid. Wal-Mart still stocks Type F, as do many other places (but you have to look carefully for it). We researched the reservoir design at the local library Thursday night before we discovered this little glitch.Always use Type F automatic trans fluid in the power steering pump on Thunderbirds and other Fords through 1995. Once we removed the spacer, the filter was completely immersed in the fluid - problem solved.
This served to intruduce a lot of air into the system and aerate the fluid out with a lot of air pressure. Well, when we installed a correct filter during the re-build, it stuck up over the top of the fluid level. There was a spacer in the bottom of it to receive a different sized filter. The reservoir had been modified at some point in its life to accept an incorrect after-market filter. However, we also did one other thing that completely cured the problem. We installed a new ram cylinder on Thursday (it was the last piece of a completely rebuilt system) and it seemed to pretty much do the trick. Fords part numbering system was in a state of change in the late 50s. The frame and engine compartment are dry, dry! and my fluid didn't leak out all over the place. I got the car back Friday and won 1st place at a show on Saturday. There's 20 bucks in it for someone who can give me advice that will fix it - really!Īt the risk of "jinxing" myself, I am now willing to say that my power steering system is entirely functional. Otherwise, does anyone have a manual steering set-up I can buy? Is there any other set-up from other years or model that will bolt in place of this piece of garbage? I've posted about this before, but I have a little more information now that might help. Can't drive the S.O.B.!!!ĪNY help or advice would be appreciated. Fellow birders, It's been about 3 months of parts, cussing, and money and my power steering system still aerates fluid and blows it out the bolt hole in the top of the reservoir lid. Nothing.Ī team of 3 mechanics have fought this all summer and it still pressurizes and I lose most of my fluid in a short time. Nothing seems to be able to prevent this. It simply pressurizes all the fluid out at highway speeds or driving any distance greater than 5 miles.
1960 THUNDERBIRD POWER STEERING RESERVOIR FULL
I converted my stock Town & Country radio to play AM/FM/MP3 (with full 'seek' function ala: Gary Taymann Electric), I converted my vacuum wipers to electric (New Port Engineering) with full squirts and interval wipers (using stock dash knobs), I converted to power disk brakes with dual reservoir M/C, electric fan with 130-amp alt., and power. When the wheels are turned one direction and then straightened, it spurts out fluid through the bolt hole in the reservoir lid. From inside my car, everything looks bone stock. We have tried 4 different pumps in addition to rebuilding and re-sealing the original. I have installed rebuilt or new ram cylinder, pump, hoses, control valve - you name it. I have rebuilt or replaced every single stinkin' piece of the power steering system with the exception of the medallion on the steering wheel. It's been about 3 months of parts, cussing, and money and my power steering system still aerates fluid and blows it out the bolt hole in the top of the reservoir lid.
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