Bleeding (Refilling) the power steering

[Devin]

I replaced my rack and the lines and the cooler. I checked around a bit but it looks like all that has to be done is to fill the reservoir and crank the motor with the DIS detached? Alldata has a procedure that involves turning the steering wheel from lock to lock and pulling a vacuum, but I cannot get the equipment to pull a vacuum on my power steering equipment.

Ideas?

 

[St Louis SHO]

jack the front up, and it will bleed with no power assist (engine off)

James

 

[Devin]

Awesome! Through the pump and everything?

 

[Devin]

That seems to be working well. I've used about a quart and a half now and it doesn't seem to want to get much lower.

 

[St Louis SHO]

I've been using that for years