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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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Power Steering Fluid Change/flush

Anyone have a link to a write up or some decent instructions? Need to change mine out, it's become a dark greenish color and is real murky. I'm sure it's just a matter of disconnecting a hose, but could use a little guidance since the manuals are real lacking.
Old Mar 18, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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I did it a while back. I just pulled a hose off of the reservoir and used a vacuum pump to flush the old fluid out. Probably not the best way to do it and it turned out to be pretty messy. Surely someone has thought of a better way.
Old Mar 18, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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Hmm, if I were to guess I'd say to use a turkey baster to suck out most of the fluid from the reservoir (take out the screen), fill it with clean fluid, tap a line off of the return hose to a jug (plug up the reservoir), and then run the car and turn the wheel back and forth (car on stands) while keeping the reservoir full. Stop when the fluid runs clean.

Someone can look in a manual and see how close I got it.... or if that's a totally dumb way.
Old Mar 19, 2004 | 09:50 AM
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Do you guys know if there were any screws or a bleeder to let out the fluids? If so, where is it located cuz I don't think sucking out the fluid from the jar container really gonna get much out? Most of it are still in the pump and the lines.
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