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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: bombx3 on December 24, 2006, 19:41:02

Title: Bleeding steering box
Post by: bombx3 on December 24, 2006, 19:41:02

Bleeding steering box on a def 90 200tdi ,do you have the engine running and is there any best way to do it .thanx Ray

Title: Bleeding steering box
Post by: Xtremeteam on December 24, 2006, 19:50:42

get a lenght of hose that goe over the bleed npple on the steering box,stick that into the reservoir for the PAS & start the engine,crack open the bleed nipple letting the pas fluid flow round back into the reservoir,go gently side to side a small bit & then tighten the nipple n job done

Title: Bleeding steering box
Post by: bombx3 on December 24, 2006, 19:58:32

thanks for that ,the adjusting nut came loose on the steering box and fluid came out so i presume its drawn in air

Title: Bleeding steering box
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 25, 2006, 02:43:00

Actually unlikely as the only part of the sytem in vacuum is the feed to the pump.  Worth bleeding though to be sure.

Title: Bleeding steering box
Post by: bombx3 on December 25, 2006, 08:24:27

umm no better, ,,,,,,ever since they tightened up the steering adjuster up for mot my steering has gone stiff and getting a lot worse each day

Title: Bleeding steering box
Post by: Xtremeteam on December 25, 2006, 09:19:45

Quote from: "bombx3"

umm no better, ,,,,,,ever since they tightened up the steering adjuster up for mot my steering has gone stiff and getting a lot worse each day

if they tightened the steering box in the straight ahead position no wonder :roll:

Title: Bleeding steering box
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 26, 2006, 17:06:19

Absolutely, there has to be a tiny amount of play in the thing or it will stiffen up.. That's the problem with modern MOT garages, if the tester is not an experianced mechanic they expect every car to be like a brand new Nissan or they fail it.

Title: Bleeding steering box
Post by: bombx3 on December 26, 2006, 17:29:49

it was so tight my fuid was heating up and my pump swealing

Title: Bleeding steering box
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 26, 2006, 17:59:07

:shock: