Power Steering Bleeding: Service and Repair

Steering system, bleeding

After reassembly work on steering system, steering system must be bled differently, depending on scope of reassembly work.

After Replacing Complete Steering System or Steering Gear
- Check hydraulic fluid level and top off if necessary.
- Raise vehicle until front wheel are off the ground.
- Briefly start engine (maximum 2 seconds).

Pump must not draw in air. When doing this, steering wheel must not be turned under any circumstances.

Approximately 30 sec. wait between individual engine starts.

- Check hydraulic fluid level and top off if necessary.

- Repeat this process until oil level remains constant.

- Turn steering wheel from lock to lock 10 times, with engine switched off.

- Check hydraulic fluid level and top off if necessary.

- Start engine.

- Turn steering wheel 10 times from stop to stop.

- Check hydraulic fluid level and top off if necessary.

Any air in remaining in the steering system will dissipate by itself when driving over the next 10 to 20 km.

After Reassembly of a Component or Steering System, Except for Steering Gear (Pump, Hose, Arrangement, etc).

- Check hydraulic fluid level and top off if necessary.

- Briefly start engine (maximum 2 seconds).

NOTE:
- Pump must not draw air. When doing this, steering wheel must not be turned under any circumstances.
- Approximately 30 seconds wait between individual engine starts.

- Check hydraulic fluid level and top off it necessary.

- Repeat this process until oil level remains constant.

NOTE:
- Any air in remaining in the system will dissapte by itself when driving over the next 10 to 20 km.

- Start engine and let run 2 to 3 minutes, do not turn steering wheel when doing this.