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vxfocus
07/11/2013, 07:10 PM
just got done with my engine install.topped off all the fluids started it up and did the bleeding power steering pump as per the shop manual...still no power assist??
i have done the procedure like 5/6 times and still got nothing..as i am am turning the wheel from stop point to stop point i can see the fluid going up and down in the reservoir
anybody have any ideas??
pretty hard to drive with arm strong steering lol

KRemo
07/11/2013, 08:16 PM
are you sure the pump is getting power?

Gizmo42
07/11/2013, 08:18 PM
Dont go all the way to the stops. When it hits the stops it opens the bypass valve.

vxfocus
07/11/2013, 08:57 PM
are you sure the pump is getting power?

getting power??..its belt driven??

vxfocus
07/11/2013, 08:57 PM
Dont go all the way to the stops. When it hits the stops it opens the bypass valve.

manual says got til you hit the stops?

Gizmo42
07/12/2013, 12:38 PM
FSM for the rodeo says to stop short of the stops so the bypass valve doesnt open. Worked for me.