Well no wonder I've never been fond of that beer!! --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young '81 Vanagon Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia --------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 3:00 PM Subject: Re: Steering rack replacement and replacement and . . .
> >To flush the system, I made a temporary reservoir from a gallon metal pour > >can by cutting out its bottom and adapting a hose barb to its screw on lid. I > >hang it above the reservoir and connect it to the pump supply line. I > >disconnect the return at the reservoir and run it to a catch basin. I fill the can > >leaving some room for slosh then start the engine and while it is idling I turn > >the steering from lock to lock until the fluid is expended. It is nice to > >have a helper at the wheel so that you don't have to run back and forth from the > >front of the van to the rear. When the pump starts spinning the fluid > >disappears pretty damn fast and if you have a helper you can add even more fluid to > >the flush. Of course, the reservoir also has to be scrubbed clean before the > >system is filled. > > > >The only problem is what to do with the wasted ATF left over from the > >flushing. I keep a couple gallons of it around to use for a quench when heat > >treating, the rest I dump into a pristine, babbling mountain stream near Latrobe,PA. > >I think it is the same one the Rolling Rock brewery uses. |
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