Thank you!

I appreciate that. It would be a little hard to sleep at night if I had that kind of business practice. IM here doing a fuel injector for free right now because of a miss-diagnosis. Its hard to make a living when you screw up and can blame nobody but yourself but hey, I should have been more careful.

So you have to buy this kid to fix when the steering gets tight and then it gets loose and then it gets tight and then it gets loose

​@@txboy112233 You probably need the steering column sensor, and it's a lot easier than doing this.

You are so welcome!

I know right I'm watching it now hoping I can find out if I have to buy a new hose also with the Evo delete kit or if I just need the evo delete kit.. So basically I'm wondering if the old hose will fit in the u-shape Evo delete tube. And also to see if I have to take the pump off it looks like I can sneak up in there and take the evo out without removing everything

I’m in the same situation, did your old hi psi hose work or did you have to get a different one!

The kit is for keeping your original hose. If you have to replace the hose anyway get one for the older trucks that didn't have the EVO, then this kit is not needed as the older hoses have the loop built in.

Good luck!

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for tuning in.

Did you notice any difference without the EVO?

TWLML420 so did it this work for your 98?

Thanks, I seem to burn through those puller/installer tools quite often. Still haven't found a really good one to be honest.

Its all smoke, mirrors and video editing tricks, IM really kinda slow unless im surfing.

Thank you sir. Hope your staying busy over there.

@@ThecardoctorTV hello there's a coworker selling me a 2006 silverado regular cab 4.8 liter v8 for $2,500, it has 159,000 miles on it but he replaced the power steering pump and it still has some issues turning, its a little rough sometimes and the truck has a few cosmetic work that needs to be done! Do you think the truck is worth the price he's selling it for?

Excellent

What issues were you having?

What was the issue that you had?

How kind of you to say. Blessings!

Its not too bad if you hustle. If I left it apart overnight it might be a little harder to remember where each bolt goes but even if I have a few left over its OK, its a chevy.

@@ThecardoctorTV GMC = Chevy with Lock Washers...(Didn't need all those lock washers anyway) LOL!

I see this is 2 years old but I just did a 2001 suburban with a 5.3 in the truck. the hard part is getting the original valve off. 1 3/16 deep socket and a 3/8 swivel ratchet worked for me.

It was no assist.

I just changed gearbox and pump and the steering is still hard to turn. If I do what you did and do the bypass will it make the steering easy?

Even low power steering fluid level can cause that.

I think you are correct, it still might set a code but no service engine light as result. Ill have to verify that fact to be sure.

I have bionic hands and drink power steering fluid for breakfast. Hehe

Removal just makes the steering assist system less complicated and prone to failure. It was a bad system to begin with and not sure why anyone would keep it. Most people feel the assist is more responsive after removal of the system. When the manufacturer recommends disabling a system and makes a kit for it you know theres a problem.

I think mine is an OTC brand but you can find them just about anywhere. Thanks for watching

True Dat!

Lack of power assist.

the pump was fine, the stupid solenoid valve deal is what took a dump after I worked on it the first time. Bad design. It OK, I got to make a video in the process. WIN WIN!

on my power steering unit of course! lol. not talking about engine block plugs or anything!!

I have a 2005 Chevy express 2500 4.8 cargo van I have a leak on the power steering I check all the line replace the pressure hoses and bleed out the system replaced the reservoir cap and when I turn the wheel to the left and to the right the fluid comes out from the cap !! Can you help please!!! You can reach me at +14244198747 thanks

I had the exact same problem with my 97 Sierra, couple weeks later and the power steering went completely, I installed a new pump and good as new but I’m currently installing the u shape line because the old one was leaking.

Mine just wonders randomly only above 40ish

Always check your rag joint first for steering play, nobody ever replaces them and its the first thing to go bad.

Also, adjust your steering box

Pretty sure your equinox steering is electric, not even close to this system.

I just installed the bypass kit on my 2000 CCSB C2500 454/7.4L this morning. I like the steering wheel feedback better than I ever did before. It's personal preference I suppose.

@@meanmax9663 That's probably because it wasn't working correctly before you deleted it. The most common problem in these systems (other than a leak) is the steering wheel sensor under the dash. I'd bet that was probably this guy's issue in the video and would have been a way easier repair than installing the delete kit the second time and the pump for no reason the first time. Those sensors only last 40-50 thousand miles, but are relatively easy to replace - only about 20 minutes. If you drove one which was working correctly you might prefer it.

@@johnny0454 it's all academic now. The 20+ year old plastic fuel rail failed and my awesome truck burned to the ground on September 12th 2021 and broke my heart.

@@meanmax9663 geesh, sorry about your loss man

@@johnny0454 no worries, just means there's another GM truck in the works now. Current project is an '01 GMC Jimmy with 86k original miles. 👍

That doesn’t sound right. Is the fluid full.

The EVO valve has zero correlation with play in the steering components. It only relates to the amount of power assist you receive and at which speed. I'd recommend checking your rag joint, it's in the steering column where it meets the steering box under the hood, hidden by a plastic cover.

@@johnny0454 I will do that I'll check that cuz the steering is oh sloppier then heck man like I said it's like herding a goat with a stick just tapping from side to side and keep trying to keep it in the middle it's it just feels like there's nothing there when you're going around a corner or something that feels like you're just going to I don't know drift right off I ain't going that fast I'd be drifting I don't think the Tahoe's got all the spine twisting gut wrenching neck snapping torque of a NASCAR now that's funny right there . I guess one of the questions was if I change that eliminate the that evil valve in the pump Evo sensor and put in that other piece of pipe and the valve in the pump do I unplug the sensor on the steering column or is that Linked with everything else on the car or with the rest of the system. I looked online and I checked the steering sensor on the column they have two different ones of course I've got the expensive one and it's like 100 something bucks for it , I really like to know if that's bad or not or how you test it or is that stupid valve in the pump It Just sloppy steering is terrible. the steering feels like if you put a floor jack under the middle of your cross member and Jack the truck up so the tires are just barely on the ground that's how it feels when it steers just like there's just nothing there and I've noticed it's got I was in an accident on last Saturday we live in a small town they had some kind of fall festival thing for kids and I wanted to go to the bank and they had the streets blocked off and I was going to try to go around the back street to pull up by the bank and that was blocked off and I ended up going down this other little side street that was double parked on both sides narrowed and crap and I'm going to going down there mind my own business and all of a sudden this goofy broad pulls out right in front of me bam I nailed her right in the freaking driver's side fender . Of course she's driving a 2015 GMC Acadia or whatever the hell you call it I got a 2000 that's 22 years old and she's got a 2015 while that's still up there she didn't look where she's going I'm like I back up get out of the vehicle and I want to just like go nuclear on her but I didn't cuz it was in public and I didn't want to get hualed away in chains like before laugh out loud but I get out and I said why didn't you look where you're going she didn't look she just pulled right out I'm like why didn't you look the driver's handbook Says look both ways make sure it's clear!. She says why glance back and then I looked ahead so I didn't hit the car in front of me that I parked real close ? So you pull out and hit me oh my God so I took it in for an estimate the estimate on it for the damage to the front passenger fender bumper lights blinker the whole thing . Clyde looked pretty good you know for a 22-year-old Tahoe I called it Clyde because it's the Camel TanTaHoe Lol But the estimate was $2,753 worth of damage I hit her with my wheel so now it pulls to the right pretty hard and I've noticed there's a coolant leak some place that I can't find underneath I don't know where it's leaking if it cracked part of the radiator or what I don't know but it started taking coolant the light came on and I dumped a gallon inm unless it's going out because I have a crackhead issue I thought and I put some that $70 quart head sealer blue devil I poured that in there and it did kind of stop and it's gotten better well then then it started in again now after hitting , anyway about steering I'm going to have to wait I got too many other irons in the fire right now I found a 99 pickup that's got the same dash and everything everything as far as heater wise that I need and it's four wheel drive 5.3 and I'm going to probably pick it up cheap I don't know what's wrong with it the guy that had it had a heart attack and die he was actually a cousin of mine but it's been sitting beside his shed I know I open it up open the hood up and the bumpersos pulled off in front but the grill is good lights are good and I don't know I don't know about the dash I need the heater controls I need to heater actuator my my dash blinks on and off all the time so I don't know maybe that one's good I don't know if it is or not there's no way of finding out he's dead and nobody knows but anyway thanks for replying to me I'm sorry this is so long that's all I do is talk I guess when I talk to anybody I'm out here in Hayfield by myself all the time on the farm the dog don't talk back and it's kind of boring if he did I'd probably have a heart attack . But thanks Man 👍

Yikes. That doesnt sound right. I would be replacing the pump with OE for starters there. Hope you got it fixed up.

@@ThecardoctorTV found issue so my mistake was i had 20 inches on vacuum pump to bleed system by following servive manual and didn't think much and started truck which is not part of that vacuum procedure. having 20 inches of vacuum , I decided to turn steering wheel and pressed on brakes .shredded the seals on hydro boost and bent the end cap on power steering pump and along with seals and retainer ring was half ways off. I have fixed issue now but thank you for reply appreciate it.

I wish I was out deer hunting! Blessings friend!

Taking my nephew out maybe later today or the whole weekend. First the deer then the grouse. If you do go out i'm crossing my fingers for ya. Been rough around here.

Dealership

A nom-variable assist pump and possibly a different pressure hose since it may differ.

That's what I would like to know!

I think both myself and the truck have a mutual desire to fondle and be fondled. hehehe