Flush the power steering fluid?

[MrTodd]

This is probably a dumb question, as I've never had P/S before. But how does one go about flushing the power steering fluid? It looks nice and gunky, and I want to clean it all out and refill with new clean fluid. I've been searching the forum but I can't find any specifics.

Thanks everyone!

[Legacy777]

The best suggestion I can give is to pull the little strainer out of the power steering pump, use a turkey baster or some type of pump to suck out all the fluid in the resevoir. Refill with new fluid, drive the car for a week or so and then repeat the process. That's the easiest way to flush the fluid without disconnecting the lines and having to bleed the air out.

[MrTodd]

Thanks for the response! After looking more at the pump, I decided that I want to replace the seals on the pump as it is leaking. That said, obviously I'll be removing it...

How do you bleed the system? Just refill the tank, run it, then make sure it's still full?

[Legacy777]

Yup, just refill and slowly turn the wheel back and forth.

[MrTodd]

Thanks again for the responses, Josh!

[Legacy777]

You're welcome.