80 series power steering

[scottmcguinness172]

hey all my mates power steering shit its self and got a new pump cause the old one was rooted so i put the 2nd one on and it seems like its trying to pump backwards anyone have any ideas

[BadLux]

on another note I flushed my power steering fluid the other day and the fluid that came out of it was filthy. But now i've flushed it, its making a moaning noise when you put the steering under load ie not moving. Is this the pump on its way out? and why would flushing the old crap fluid out make it worse?

Sorry to hijack your thread to but it's on the same topic i guess

[striker99]

hey all my mates power steering shit its self and got a new pump cause the old one was rooted so i put the 2nd one on and it seems like its trying to pump backwards anyone have any ideas

wiring arround the wrong way for positive and negitive wiring? or am i guessing at nothing

[scottmcguinness172]

its gear driven

[dow50r]

u have air in the system....let it un air itself, then fill, start/stop fill start stop fill till its full then start turniong stop fill start etc...wait between fills to let it calm down and when air all escapes it will be good

[scottmcguinness172]

u know the big nut on the side of it when ya turn the car on and undo it no oil comes out when when u turn the car off oil pisses out of there

[striker99]

its gear driven

As they say you learn somthing new every day

[dow50r]

u know the big nut on the side of it when ya turn the car on and undo it no oil comes out when when u turn the car off oil pisses out of there

You nut....under that nut is the relief valve....it is under suction till the pump stops then gravity takes over....just replaced a steering box on a mates cruiser, and when it was first started, the oil turned to gelato, when stopped, it blew out the reservoir.....like it was running back...normal air escaping taking oil with it. u have to have 2 pairs of hands, filling as you go and stopping when it overflows. let sit for half an hour then do again.
Problem is, when air is in the oil, the pump pumps air into the system...so u need to start stop...let sit fill then start stop etc...

[scottmcguinness172]

thanks andrew i hope it works