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Steering System: Overview Ford Explorer III

Manual & Power Steering 3 illustrations ~177 words

Scheme 5

Scheme 5: STEERING SYSTEM COMPONENT LOCATION INDEX

Steering Gear Identification

The steering gear is identified by the color of the valve tower cover seal. The 4.0L seal is grey and the 4.6L seal is red.

Pump Identification

CAUTIONAlways use the ID code when ordering service parts.

The pump identification code is located on a tag attached to the power steering pump.

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Scheme 6

Scheme 7

Scheme 7: Special Tool(s)

Normal Operation

The ignition switch receives overload protected B+ power from the BJB fuse 41 (30A) through circuit 37 (YE). The ignition switch has three possible states

  1. OFF.
  2. ACC/RUN.
  3. START.

The ignition switch ACC/RUN circuit sends 12 volts through 687 (GY/YE) (on the CJB input side fuse 15 [5A]) and circuit 295 (LB/PK) (on the CJB output side fuse 15 [5A]) to the instrument cluster. The ignition switch RUN/START circuit sends 12 volts through 16 (RD/LG) (on the CJB input side fuse 30 [5A]) and circuit 489 (PK/BK) (on the CJB output side fuse 30 [5A]) to the instrument cluster. The instrument cluster monitors the output voltage from the ignition circuit and if an open circuit is detected, DTC B1360 will be set.