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Steering System: Specifications

MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS

Item Specification Fill Capacity
Dye-Lite® ATF/Power Steering Fluid Leak
Detection Dye
164-R3701 (Rotunda)
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MERCON® V Automatic Transmission Fluid
XT-5-QM (or XT-5-QMC) (US); CXT-5-LM12 (Canada)
MERCON® V 1.3L (2.7 pt)(1)
(1) Approximate capacity included in-pump reservoir fill.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Item Specification
Power Steering Gear 
Ratio 20:1
Static steering wheel turning effort  
Expedition 5.0 Nm (44 lb-in)
Navigator 4.0 Nm (35 lb-in)
Tie-rod articulation torque 5 Nm (44 lb-in)
Turning effort  
Expedition 2.68 kg (5.9 lb)
Navigator 2.14 kg (4.7 lb)
Turns of steering wheel (lock to lock - linkage disconnected) 3.75
Type Rack and Pinion
Power Steering Pump 
Flow (Expedition) 11L ± 0.8L @ 345 kPa (3.0 gpm ± 0.2 gpm @ 50 psi) engine speed @ 1, 200 rpm 9.5L ± 0.8L @ 345 kPa (2.6 gpm ± 0.2 gpm @ 50 psi) engine speed @ 3, 000 rpm
Flow (Navigator) 11L ± 0.8L @ 345 kPa (3.0 gpm ± 0.2 gpm @ 50 psi) engine speed @ 1, 200 rpm
Minimum capacity 6.6L @ 5, 171 kPa (1.6 gpm @ 750 psi) engine speed @ 500 rpm
Relief pressure 8, 963-10, 204 kPa (1, 300-1, 480 psi)
Power Steering Purge Vacuum 
Minimum vacuum 67-84 kPa (20-25 in-Hg)