Groaning sound from steering

[dallison]

Originally Posted by jcb986

First check your fluid level...if it's ok I would suspect the pump could be failing and not supplying enough fluid to the rack or the rack could be by-passing fluid. Since the system is basically sealed with fluid moving though all the time I would not consider a blocked line. Post what you find, it helps everyone here.

my 1st guess.

I know a lot of older fords have a very loud groaning that comes from their power steering, but that's normal.