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Power steering start up

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  • Start date Start date Apr 18, 2011

candphall

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Just getting ready to add fluid and fire up after a total rebuild. Any thoughts on bleeding the system. Or does it self bleed.
 
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palerider94

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You have to bleed it. Just turn wheels from stop to stop 3 to 5 times should do it.
 

robbz28

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Bleeding is just that easy....and a little side note, make sure you have your short hoses on correctly....i had mine on backwards when i did my overhaul....that steering wheel liked to had beat me to death! lol
 
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other_shoe

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robbz28 said:
i had mine on backwards when i did my overhaul....that steering wheel liked to had beat me to death! lol
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Yep, it's like the car is possessed.
 
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