Ford 545, owned for a year This might sound strange, but can power steering fluid leak from the water pump weeping hole? Power steering quits working. Checked power steering pump, empty, dry, no fluid. Filled up the power steering pump, ran the tractor. Next time I go out there, empty again...

My 545 started leaking power steering fluid late last year (I bought it last spring). With my lack of mechanical knowledge, I just put new steering fluid in it and it worked just fine, until the next time I ran the tractor. Adding steering fluid to the pump was the band aid that I used when I...

I'm not mechanically inclined, so pardon improper jargon and technical term misuse. I've owned this 1998 model for about 10 years without any problems. Last week, I was mowing with a PTO cutter and, after a bit, noticed the power steering was jerky. When I checked the fluid, it was low and I...