Quote Originally Posted by Hodge View Post
Hey mate. Thanks for the heads up.
I checked and re-checked all my belts and they seem fine, even though i have a brand new set of belts to go on if need be.


What was your process in flushing it ?? I'm reading around interwebz that unless you really need to flush the steering fluid, then dont touch it ! It's a can of worms apparently and will never be able to properly bleed it and will feel sloppy forever. Please tell me it's wrong. I'd really like to get it done as i dont think its ever been touched. Car is just over 140k now.
I just lift the front wheels off the ground with engine off, suck the fluid out of the reservoir, then turn the wheels left, suck again, turn wheels right, suck again, start pouring in fresh fluid to full mark, turn wheels left, top up fluid, turn wheels right, top up fluid, run engine and turn wheels left and right to full lock a few times, check level, then go for a drive with a lot of sharp turns.

It's really a partial flush but you could do it a couple of times if you really wanted to be thorough.