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POWER STEERING OUT help?

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by ULBP, Feb 27, 2014.

  1. Feb 27, 2014 at 3:45 PM
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    ULBP

    ULBP [OP] New Member

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    Jamie
    Colorado
    Vehicle:
    Tacoma 4x4
    99 toyota tacoma 4x4 4cyl power steering issue.

    Power steering went out all at once this winter on a very cold night after the car was started cold.

    I pulled the pump and reservior. Reservoir surprisingly is not clogged terribly, I can see light though it.

    - I cleaned the filter screen with brake cleaner blowing out the residue that was there. Screen and reservoir look good.

    - I replaced the pump and pulley with a remanufactured unit. Pulley splines look a bit damaged so I replace the pulley as well. New O-rings for the reservoir and new copper gaskets for the intake on the pump.

    -Everything is back together. I bled the reservoir with two cycles of fluid turning the wheel back and forth numerous times with the exit hose placed in a bucket and the exit port plugged. I kept adding fluid in this process as it diminished. I also started the vehicle for a few seconds during this process to purge the lines of old fluid.

    - After pump and pulley change, fluid change, and bleeding I still have no power steering. Topped of with Mobile 1 ATF.

    ANY THOUGHTS OR IDEAS?
     

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