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Flushing the power steering / rack 850 1994

Everyone has an aopinion I guess. I did my '95 by jacking the car up and putting jack stabds to hold both wheels off the ground. Used a turkey baster to suck as much fluid out of the resevoir, then removed the return line (comes in the back/bottom, it has a hose clamp on it). I plugged the return to the tank, and put a liter bottle in place witht the disconnected return line in it. Next, I got an assistant (daughter who wanted a driving lesson) to sit in the car, fill the resevoir while the assistant slowly turns the steering wheel lock to lock with the car off. It will force new fluid into the system, and you can see how dirty the old stuff was. I used about 4 quarts total to flush and then refill. I plan to do this every fall when I flush out the tranny too. Cheap insurance, and I don't want to HAVE to replace anything expensive. I believe bay 13 has instructions on their website. Good Luck, Chuck.

1995 855 GLT. Dare I say trouble free for 76k miles?






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