Measuring the take-out filter would be a crap shoot as you wouldn't know if the pump and/or filter was original to the application without chasing stamping nos. The pump itself may have been replaced by a different year model somewhere in the vehicle service history.

Case in point, an add from a USUAL SUSPECT. It gives the FORD SERVICE PN but then says it comes in two different sizes and to measure ... ?

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Rock Auto lists 2 possible Filters. They give the Dimensions so You can purchase the correct One by measuring the old One.Glad You got it fixed up..

  

Ok, here’s the report. In thinking about this it seemed to me that the problem that caused this geyser was some kind of obstruction on the return side. A friend warned me about new hoses shipped with little plastic end caps jammed up the hose, but....not so here. Pump, which only rode a short distance after pressure line blew, was clearly sending fluid. Upon removal and close examination of both new and old filter side by side, new filter (Hastings) was equivalent in height but slightly smaller in diameter. Fluid returning to the reservoir was being diverted off its path by the resulting slight mislocation. Reinserted old filter, drained it from the bottom and refilled with Dexron. Back in business.
PS. Did some internet reading and found that a guy with a 57 Bird experienced the same thing several years back. Understandable, as the filters are alike enough visually to be very deceiving.
thanks to all for your expertise. Joey

I heard a noise as I was making a hard right turn at about 5 mph while simultaneously hitting a bump in the road. I lost power steering immediately. Fortunately I was only a short distance away and carefully nursed it home. I had blown the pressure line that emanates from the pump reservoir. It blew right at the coupling where it goes through the rubber sleeve mounted in a bracket on the inner fender.

Was the reservoir completely empty when checked? You may have burned the pump. Is there any assist now with fluid added?

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This poster has it correct -

April 5, 2012 at 8:25 PM

CarDoc2020said...

Trans fluid school part 2. Type F (and the later FA [also blue B&M fluid]) is NOT compatible with Type A and the later Dexrons: the coefficient of friction modifiers are opposite. Ford designed Type F be sticky for a crisp, positive shift whereas GM designed Dexron to be slippery for a smooth shift. Never mix the two as the different friction modifiers, acting against each other, will cause the friction material to be ripped from the clutch discs in short order. I don't know what that will do to power steering seals but probably not good!! TimW456@aol.com

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Thank you gentlemen. Dexron it will be.

Here is one of the sources I had reference to:

http://ctcc9.blogspot.com/2008/09/tech-tip-power-steering-fluid.html

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OP -

There will be a complete diagnosis chart/sequence in the correct year FORD SHOP MANUAL.

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The replacement for Type "A" is Dextron III

Correct. TYPE F was not introduced until the 1968 model run. It has different friction modifiers and is not correct for TYPE A / DEXRON applications. I believe the only application now is some type of motorcycle / ATV gear box.

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The replacement for Type "A" is Dexron III. Thats what I used in my Transmission and power Steering.

  

Hi, thanks for the input.
I am going to try it with filter removed from the reservoir for a brief test.
The Ford manual from 1956 says to use ATF Type A, which is difficult if not impossible to get. I have read in multiple places that Type F is of a thicker viscosity than conventional power steering fluid, and as such is an acceptable substitute for Type A.