The HITS Keep Coming! Power steering pump...

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(08-27-2016 )Waterloo Wrote:  [
I'm going to ask a dumb question, the steering pump, I have replaced those on cars, but not on a truck. How much fluid does this system on my 08 ProStar hold? Do I drain the steering gear box too? I was not able to work on the truck as it has been raining like hell out here, power has been out all day, so I took a nice long nap...

It takes just under gallon to fill it up if it were totally dry. Depends on if you have a cooler on it or not.

It takes a LOT to flush out all that crap power steering fluid you have poured into it, so get about 4 gallons of some really cheap dextron, and flush it, flush it, flush it turn the steering wheel back and fourth heavily, until the fluid comming back out is nice and clean and bright red!.


I tend to do a job the right way, taking no shortcuts. It pays in the end.

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If you have a truck WITHOUT a cooler for the power steering fluid,.. If the truck pulls to one side while going down the road,.. it will shorten the life of the fluid AND the pump!. The whole system will run hot all day.