11-01-2006, 10:38 AM
TurboOmni08 Wrote:O'RLY?! When I took the pump off the Daytona to clean it up I wanted to get all the fluid out of the rack. I turned the wheel lock to lock about 10 times...and what did I have on the floor? A BIG FREAKING MESS. So don't tell me a rack won't pump fluid out...assuming he fills it up...then vents it. If you are leaving it empty then venting is fine...no problem there. But its already been said this is not the best way to go, filling it and plugging it seems to be, or running it dry. It seems to me that because there are rubber seals in there that need lube it makes the most sense to either plug it or hook the two lines together (already said that is really un-needed also).
Dammit Jeff, get your head out of your ass.
The rubber seals dont need lube because they arent being used to seal the rack against high pressure power steering fluid being forced through it. Thats it. You could just take the rack apart and remove all the p/s seals and drill out the pressure orafices and such, but most of us are too lazy for that, and taking steering racks out sucks.
When you turn the steering rack, and fluid is pumping out, what do you think happens when the rack is full and the lines are plugged? You are forcing fluid through the rack and without the assist of the pump, its working against you. So... run it dry, or fill it halfway and vent it.