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Old 04-23-2019, 05:16 PM
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Question C600 Power Assist Steering Fluid

What fluid goes in my 1970 C600 steering assist reservoir? It's the reservoir with the coiled tube around it that runs to a ram. Is it regular hydraulic fluid since it's powering a cylinder? The pump/reservoir looks a lot like this one:

I did try and search but didn't have much luck. Thank you
 
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Originally Posted by ID Scrounger
What fluid goes in my 1970 C600 steering assist reservoir? It's the reservoir with the coiled tube around it that runs to a ram.

Is it regular hydraulic fluid since it's powering a cylinder?
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Thank you! That's one fluid I tend to always have on hand.
 
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