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: Ram assist steering bleeding DSI 03-06-2002, 12:27 PM how long should it take to get all teh air and crap from teh lines??? i keep getting dead spots and pulsating in corners when driving around my neigborhood here trying to cycle it through, then when i shut the motor off the resivoir blows over every time HELP!!! aaronlosey 03-06-2002, 12:38 PM i had a hell of a time doing it on my yj, seems they figured you don't actually need a way to bleed it, it should just work. it finally bled itself after a while. camo 03-06-2002, 01:03 PM can be involved process. call me on my cell phone pcorssmit 03-06-2002, 01:41 PM A buddy of mine was telling me last night that he bought non-foaming ps fluid for his (just put in full hydro). Of course he told me this 2 hrs after I bought regular fluid. Anyway, I guess its supposed to help. Pete TX4WHEELER 03-06-2002, 08:14 PM It only took about 1/2 hr for all of the air to bleed out of mine with regular fluid. Lucky I guess Adam Ant 03-06-2002, 08:20 PM Originally posted by DSI how long should it take to get all teh air and crap from teh lines??? i keep getting dead spots and pulsating in corners when driving around my neigborhood here trying to cycle it through, then when i shut the motor off the resivoir blows over every time HELP!!! this is Normal and I used Synthetic Fluid and it helped Alot! less over flow and very fast at bleeding! dont know why??? over reg power steering fluid??? weird! but it seems to work Great!!!!!! Adam, CJ Lagos 03-06-2002, 08:31 PM Yeah take the weight off the front tires and just go lock to lock a few times checking on the fluid level, shouldn't take too long. CJ broncorob 03-07-2002, 06:02 AM Yep weight off the front tires and make yourself comfy. It took me forever. Make sure there are no high points in the system that air can get caught in. Like if you've got a cooler that's tilted to one end. squarefour 03-07-2002, 03:51 PM Like if you've got a cooler that's tilted to one end. Oh, &%$#$%. So I guess if you use the radiator's integral cooler for the P/S it will probably be unbleedable? pcorssmit 03-07-2002, 05:56 PM To add to the last post, if using the internal radiator cooler, should the return line go in on the bottom and out on the top (using a diesel radiator w/built in oil cooler). Haven't given the plumbing much thought yet--still waiting on the ram in the mail. Pete Scoutaholic 03-07-2002, 07:38 PM You may need a larger reservoir to compensate for the fluctuating fluid level. That's what I had to do.:( Fat 65L 03-08-2002, 03:17 AM I got just on 1.8 litres of extra fluid on my cruiser and had no problem in bleeding. I do have my tank lower than the steering box if that has anything to do with it. Got the usual overflow after the initial bleed but all is sweet now. Rhino broncorob 03-08-2002, 08:07 AM Something neat my brother showed me to add volume cap. This guy added a piece of 1.5" thick rubber hose to the fill on the reservoir that was a couple inches tall. That way he could put a lot more fluid in without it coming out the top when it cycles. Boss 03-08-2002, 08:27 AM For me, it took me a very long time to bleed. Raise up the tires, leave the motor off. 1 guy turn the wheel lock to lock, the other watch the fluid and fill when necessary. Took us many many turns. I also use a 15K gvw tranny cooler for the PS cooler, which works very well for cooling. Also run a remote reservoir too, for added capacity. Boss jeepnmatt 03-08-2002, 08:41 AM PS and tranny coolers, plumb them up so the fluid goes in the bottom and out the top. this ensures that the cooler is completely filled and has no trapped air. matt squarefour 03-08-2002, 10:07 AM Well my radiator cooler is horizontal on the bottom, so I guess that's out, as I'm pretty sure it could trap air. plumb them up so the fluid goes in the bottom and out the top. Does the cooler input have to be above the box output, and the cooler output below the pump input, or is it not THAT picky? Thanks, BTW. | |