changing power steering fluid

Thomas95SC

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Is there an easier way to flush my power steering fluid rather than adding and draining the the pump repeatedly? Is there a drian plug on the rack? My PS fluid looks like chocolate milk.
 
Sonicman - there is the easy way & there is the hard (better) way. The easy way is to repeatedly drain & refill the reservoir with a turkey baster. The hard way (atleast my version) is a 2 man job. Put the car on stands so you can work the steering, take one or both the hoses off the oil cooler and put a drain bowl under them. Have plenty of cheap (PepBoys) type F tranny fluid (say 5 qts); have one person run the motor at idle and work the steering gently side to side, while the other keeps the reservoir topped up with fluid. Work the 5 qts thru, switch off the motor, drain off what you can and then add either some steering additive or new power steering fluid. The reason for the type F is that it's cheaper than PSF (same stuff, but without the additives).
 
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