Am Restoring my very 1st car-62 chevy impala coupe-327, automatic, but, the power steering system just does what it wants when the vehicle is started-trying switching the shorter hoses-thought possibly they were backwards-didn't help. when started the steering turns on its own. any and all help would be greatly appreciated. thank you. ps-hope i'm doing this right-first time ever on a chat line.

my guess is that the problem is a stuck valve in the valve body. The valve body is the casting that the steering gear pitman arm attaches to and the two short hoses connect to.

Thank You so much for Responding, I'll Need to Look at My System Again and get Back to you as I'm not real sure to what you are referring when you say valve body?

For additional information you can refer to your shop manual as well.

O.K.-Now I Know What You Are Talking About-How Will I Be Able to Check and Know this is the Problem?

Have you tried adjusting the valve? You disconnect the slave cylinder, the piston end. Then take the cap off the end of the valve body and there is an adjustment screw to center the valve. Start the engine and turn the adjusting screw till the slave cylinder piston moves, then turn the adjusting screw the other way until the slave pistion moves the other way, and you want to have your adjusting screw in the center of where it makes the slave cylinder piston change directions.