power steering flush.

[blue night]

Does any body know a good way to flush out your powersteering pump, and rackn pinion, besides taking it to a shop, and spending lots of money, that i could much rather use on gas.

[WishIHad$$$]

Re: power steering flush.

What is making you think you need it flushed? Evidence of contamination? Or just want fresh fluids?

Whatever you think the problem is it may not be solved by a power steering flush.

[SpeedingFirebird]

Re: power steering flush.

This has been discussed before.

suck it out with the turkey baster.

[FirebirdGT]

Re: power steering flush.

This has been discussed before.

suck it out with the turkey baster.

I bought a pump (for doing rear ends and tranny fluids) at AutoZone or Checker. Pumped out the reservoir and refilled, it holds 1/2 qt. Did that a few times and the fluid was MUCH cleaner.

[blue night]

Re: power steering flush.

I think i have one of those pumps, i thin i'l try that. thanks

[Kronic Budz]

Re: power steering flush.

so what do u do? Take out the old PS fluid from the resevoir, refill it, run it, then re fill it, and keep doing that untill it turns most the fluid clean?

[FirebirdGT]

Re: power steering flush.

so what do u do? Take out the old PS fluid from the resevoir, refill it, run it, then re fill it, and keep doing that untill it turns most the fluid clean?

Exactly.

It's called "feed & bleed" in the processing industry. Only cost is for the PS fluid. I changed it each Sat morning.

[Vracer111]

Re: power steering flush.

The powersteering will flush itself out if you remove the return line to the reseviour and turn it back and forth with the engine on - doesn't take long at all with the engine running. Need to plug the reseviour "return" so it doesn't leak, drain as much of the old fluid out of the reseviour as possible, turn the motor on, and keep adding fresh fluid till it's clean coming out - then shut off the motor. Connect the hose back up, fill it with fluid, and work the power steering back and forth to get the air out of the system, topping it off as necessary.

This method requires two people (one to turn on/off the motor and work the steering wheel, and one to fill the fluid and tell the other to shut off the motor.) Just have the reseviour return Hose from the steering rack dump into a large pan, like an oil changing pan. Redline powersteering fluid works well as replacement fluid...but use cheap fresh fluid to get the old powersteering fluid out first!

[CDNFB]

Re: power steering flush.

Naw, you don't even need to run the engine. 1 man job.

1) disconnect the return line from the reservoir.
2) plug the return port in the reservoir.
3) Put the disconnected line in a suitable container to catch all the old fluid.
4) Turn the steering from one stop to the other and back again (without engine running). Constantly check the reservoir for fluid level and keep topped up.
5) When the fluid being dumped into the container is clean, stop and put it all back together.
6) one last check of the fluid lever, and top up as required.

Simple as that.