P/S Pump Install

CrazyInBlack · 10-07-2007, 06:30 PM

Is this a straight forward swap or is there a sequence to follow? Someone told me something about turning the wheel after installation to get the air out or something.

Thanks Guys

LeeH · 10-08-2007, 01:13 AM

Yep, turning the steering wheel from lock to lock will purge the air. Be aware though that when you start the car the trapped air will aereate the fluid and depending upon how full the system is can push fluid out of the top of the pump. Best bet is to purge the system and let it sit for a little while before checking and topping off the fluid.

CrazyInBlack · 10-08-2007, 07:26 AM

so install the pump, start the car and turn from lock to lock, let it sit for a while (day?), then check and top off?

EDIT: What makes your sho a MTX?

SkurdalenFox · 10-08-2007, 11:35 AM

Use Mercon ATF or something like Valvoline synthetic PSF.

10-07-2007, 06:30 PM	#1
CrazyInBlack Crusin... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Various Places in Middle AL Posts: 3,542	P/S Pump Install Is this a straight forward swap or is there a sequence to follow? Someone told me something about turning the wheel after installation to get the air out or something. Thanks Guys __________________ Liberal education has nothing to do with liberal or conservative politics. Liberal education is the simple idea of a broad and well-rounded course of study in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and the arts. The overarching goal is to liberate the mind from ignorance and superstition.

10-08-2007, 01:13 AM	#2
LeeH Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The conservative underground Posts: 341	Yep, turning the steering wheel from lock to lock will purge the air. Be aware though that when you start the car the trapped air will aereate the fluid and depending upon how full the system is can push fluid out of the top of the pump. Best bet is to purge the system and let it sit for a little while before checking and topping off the fluid. __________________ 89LX Hatch 89LX Coupe 89GT 90GT 93GT

10-08-2007, 07:26 AM	#3
CrazyInBlack Crusin... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Various Places in Middle AL Posts: 3,542	so install the pump, start the car and turn from lock to lock, let it sit for a while (day?), then check and top off? EDIT: What makes your sho a MTX? __________________ Liberal education has nothing to do with liberal or conservative politics. Liberal education is the simple idea of a broad and well-rounded course of study in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and the arts. The overarching goal is to liberate the mind from ignorance and superstition. Last edited by CrazyInBlack; 10-08-2007 at 07:28 AM.

10-08-2007, 11:35 AM	#4
SkurdalenFox Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 463	Use Mercon ATF or something like Valvoline synthetic PSF. __________________ Jim