Allis 160 Steering Hydraulics

[acny]

My steering stopped. I cleaned out the filter which was installed upside down. Found two small peanut size acorns in the bottom of the reservoir along other small dirt. Reinstalled the clean filter correctly, refilled and tried to bleed at the ram. with the wheels elevated they turn both ways, but only bleeds when turned to the right and the steering wheel will stop momentarily and bounce on that stop. It is a good stream of fluid bleeding out but doesn't seem to be a high pressure.
They will turn to the left but no fuid bleeds out and no stoping of the Steering wheel.

If dirt got into the pump would it pass through to the pump and block up the steering valve?

(Thinking about this now, I can't see how the fluid would flow at all with the filter installed upside down, but I swear it was.)

I also bled the HP line to the steering valve at the valve and had flow there.

When the wheels are on the ground they won't turn in either direction. Hoping that someone familiar can guide me before I get in more trouble.
Thanks,
ACNY

 

[Anonymous-0]

Have you tried replacing the filter in its original position ? Thats where I would start as that is all thats sounds different,why did you take apart to begin with ?

Grainger-CT

 

[acny]

I've double checked books, and I know the filter is in correctly.

The reason I took it apart was to see if the filter was clogged up as the steering had stopped working. It wasn't clogged, it looks new. I think it looks so new because it hasn't been used as a filter. I think that upside down it lets unfiltered fluid go to the pump and probably reduces the amount of flow too.

When I losened the HP line from the pump at the steering valve the fluid ran out but it didn't spray out like there was 1000 lb pressure.

And I only get fluid from one side of the ram.

Hope I'm explaining this OK.

Thanks