 Bleeding Power Steering Fluid |
 Jul 13, 2015 - 5:41 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 12, '09 From State College, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
Hey guys,
So after replacing a bunch of stuff on the car I'm having a little difficulty with this. Is there a non-messy way to bleed the PS fluid after replacing essentially the whole system. I have a brand new rack and a new pump. There's a ton of air in the system after filling it and burping the system so I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to bleed it without just.... (sigh) unhooking a hose and having it just spew fluid all over the place. I know if I were at a Toyota dealer they have a machine they hook up to the fill cap that basically forces the lines full and removes the air via the machine by doing this. Any input? Trying to finish everything up after replacing half the car lol. |
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Jul 25, 2015 - 10:15 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If the return line has a leak it can suck air into the system and cause it to feel like you have low or no fluid when you're full or even showing over full. The return line is under suction sometimes, more so when the wheel is over hard turning tight.
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cardshark525 Bleeding Power Steering Fluid Jul 13, 2015 - 5:41 PM
4-eyed-freek The only way I have personally ever done it is fil... Jul 14, 2015 - 1:02 PM cardshark525 Thanks. I do have access to a lift however I haven... Jul 14, 2015 - 5:49 PM Box Just turn the steering back and forth with the cap... Jul 14, 2015 - 6:56 PM cardshark525 I did that already however there's still a lot... Jul 15, 2015 - 8:35 AM Box Might help to lift the front of the car up from th... Jul 15, 2015 - 4:07 PM cardshark525 Whole car was on a lift 3 feet in the air...
Just... Jul 15, 2015 - 6:07 PM rdyzz Weird I've only ever had to fill it and while ... Jul 15, 2015 - 6:07 PM Box Maybe one of the seals is pinched somewhere and it... Jul 15, 2015 - 6:51 PM cardshark525 Any other advice or suggestions. Wheel is extremel... Jul 22, 2015 - 6:47 PM Box Sounds like the pump isn't spinning. Unless f... Jul 22, 2015 - 7:58 PM cardshark525 Thank you for the feedback. Will examine this week... Jul 24, 2015 - 6:59 AM
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