[Roger]

Never. Of course when the steering wheel is at the extreme I am not holding it harder against the stop.

[Ronald]

So does that mean when you turn steering wheel all the way and hold it against the stop there is more PSI in the hoses?

[Gary]

I don’t do it either, just a gut reaction that makes me relieve the pressure by not holding at the stop.

[Dave]

I was at the Georgia Dome about 5 yrs back and a 02 Liberty came in and was parking he blew a ps hose what a mess they had to sand the parking lot

[Archived]

Power steering pressure does increase the tighter you turn the wheel. There may be times when turning in very tight parking situations you will exceed the pump pressure & the wheel stops turning. Rolling the tires or increasing the engine rpm will overcome the resistance. Holding the wheel tight against the stops with sufficient rpm will generate max pressure.

[Dan]

I know Rocky(GoneCrazy) recently had a PS leak, it wasn’t a hose. it was the hyd assist cylinder on the frt right. He had it rebuilt. Maybe he’ll chime in here?

Here’s some old threads about our PS

PS cylinder link

PS link

[Ronald]

I had a small leak from the assist cylinder. A sharp turn made it leak worse. And FWIW if you ever have one fail. You can remove the 2 lines to the cylinder and cap them and keep driving. This could save you a lot of grief and get you home. A call to Prevost Parts for one would take a while. They had NONE in the USA , and only 2 in stock in Canada. At a cost of $15000 ! A PASS Technician told me that the assist cylinders were only placed on the MH conversion shells to try and make them easier to steer. Seated coach’s do not have them. Searching the archives I found an old post from Peter Campbell confirming this also. He removed his and reported little to no difference in the handling of his coach. I had mine removed and rebuilt by a good hydraulic shop. While it was off to the shop I took it for a test drive to test Peter’s advise. It drove fine and was easy enough to steer. I seemed to get a little more feedback from the steering wheel. I try to avoid turning to the stops on any vehicle I drive.

[Harry]

This Liberty dumped it all on top of the tranny

[DON]

there is a splice/bulkhead fitting on right side of rear lugage/utility bay passenger side between frame rails. hose comes in two connected lengths -pump to there-then prob 40 footer to front/ same for return..