Power Steering Pump
Of the next Riffraff East
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From: Concord NC
Guess I'm not following you. You want your engine running/idling, this is the only way to turn the pump fast enough to pump the fluid through the cooler and booster and out the return line into the jug. Maybe I should have said start the engine instead of crank.
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I see. I thought you could just crank it a little here and there to pump out the fluid but you have to have it running you said. Guess we will have to do it that way.
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And don't expect the fluid to come out of there constantly. It really only comes out when you pump the brake. I did mine myself -- start the engine (and some does trickle out), pump the brake a couple times, top off reservoir, pump brake some more, top off, repeat until cherry red ATF comes out. All the while turning the steering wheel back & forth. You might want to put the front end on jack stands or park in a field with soft dirt so you don't wear a flat spot in your tires.
EDIT: And you might keep going for another half quart or so. Mine came out cherry red after only a quart and a half +/-.
EDIT: And you might keep going for another half quart or so. Mine came out cherry red after only a quart and a half +/-.
Of the next Riffraff East
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From: Concord NC
Yep, running, thus the need for the long neck funnel. A short one with the fan blowing air will make a mess, I know.
Here's another link from a while back. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...ump-whine.html
Here's another link from a while back. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...ump-whine.html
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