I went mudding front and rear locked on my new 3.6 unlimited rubicon,I got stuck in a deep hole and needed to be pulled out.well I spun my tires hard to assist the jeep pulling me and noticed white smoke come out from my drivers fender.......after I was able to drive out my power steering was gone.....made it home and parked it and noticed it was wet near the reservoir area...the pump whined and fluid was not moving inside the reservoir.i ordered the reman. Pumped off rock auto... I didn't want to have it warrantied after a bad experience at the local dealers...well fast forward I installed the new pump and genuine fluid, started her up and no noise from the pump......I moved the wheels left to right and bled it for an hour.....I test drove it and the longer I'm on the road it gets harder to steer...really tough to turn driving slow.so I make it home and the steering is completely gone and stiff....I shut it off immediately and start it again and power steering is back again.....I check the fluids and it's good...the only problem is I hear a whirring/whining noise in the hard lines near the steering box and it's really hot.is there a valve or something I can check?no other fluids or leaks near the box but it sounds like it's straining or clogged...and ideas wayalife/jeepers?sorry for the novel but I just want to be descriptive,thank you.
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