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Originally Posted by Diseasel300
Did you replace the filter in the bottom of the fluid reservoir? Possible that it's gunked up enough to create an airlock and prevent the pump from sucking fluid? For giggles, you might pull the filter and see if you can get the pump to prime itself.
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if the pump were sucking air - it would have been collosally noisy - the thread title would have been about not loss of steering, but more of insane noise from pump.
but you are right, priming the pump after a hose replacement job is a must, I do it by turning the pulley slowly. (I have been stung by cheap rebuilt saginaw pumps - they teach you a lot about this).
for the OP - you might want to see the pressure hose itself for restriction, the pump relief valve maybe opening too early due to a blockage in the pressure side of the pump/line.
I have once or twice seen a rebuilt hose do that and I found the crimps were incorrect. (not on MB though but its a common hydraulic assist steering design)