11-15-2007, 11:30 PM
Power steering flush. (Sorry guys, didn't take any pictures here)
Basically, there's a hose that runs from the power steering resevoir up to the brake master cylinder (except apparently they call it the hydrobooster). Disconnect this hose and let it drain some into a bottle, then push it to the side; it's the low pressure side, so nothing will be coming out.
Now, attach a 3/8"ID hose to the freshly uncover nipple and run that to your jug, then turn the truck on.
Do a series of brake pumps and turning of the steering wheel, all the time keeping your fluid level up using ATF, to flush out the old nastiness. It looks like rootbeer at first, but eventually become a cherry red. I bought a big jug of ATF from Advance and just used the whole thing b/c I'm a wasteful bastard, wanted to make sure the system was flushed, and I didn't want a jug of ATF floating around; in all reality it did take a large portion of it to do the job, so I didn't waste too much.
Basically, there's a hose that runs from the power steering resevoir up to the brake master cylinder (except apparently they call it the hydrobooster). Disconnect this hose and let it drain some into a bottle, then push it to the side; it's the low pressure side, so nothing will be coming out.
Now, attach a 3/8"ID hose to the freshly uncover nipple and run that to your jug, then turn the truck on.
Do a series of brake pumps and turning of the steering wheel, all the time keeping your fluid level up using ATF, to flush out the old nastiness. It looks like rootbeer at first, but eventually become a cherry red. I bought a big jug of ATF from Advance and just used the whole thing b/c I'm a wasteful bastard, wanted to make sure the system was flushed, and I didn't want a jug of ATF floating around; in all reality it did take a large portion of it to do the job, so I didn't waste too much.