2. Turn the power steering pump pulley a few turns by hand.
3. Make 5 or 6 full turns of the steering wheel left and right.
4. Disconnect the central high voltage wire.
Attention! Do not place the high voltage center wire near the fuel manifold.
5. Make several short turns on the starter while constantly turning the steering wheel left and right (five or six times within 15–20 s).
Attention! During bleeding, it is necessary to constantly add liquid and make sure that its level does not fall below the lower position of the filter. If air is removed while the engine is running, air will be sucked in and enter the working fluid. Therefore, it is necessary to remove air from the hydraulic system only when turning the crankshaft of the engine with a starter.
6. Connect the center high voltage wire.
7. Turn the steering wheel to the right and to the left until the air bubbles in the power steering reservoir disappear.
8. Make sure that the working fluid is transparent, without turbidity, and its level in the tank corresponds to the normal position on the dipstick.
9. Be convinced that the difference of liquid levels at the left and right turns of a steering wheel is insignificant.
Pic. 13.6. Checking the level of the working fluid in the reservoir of the hydraulic system of the power steering: A - with the engine running; B - with the engine off
10. Check that the difference in the levels of the working fluid in the tank with the engine running and not running is within 5 mm (pic. 13.6).
11. If the level difference has reached 5 mm or more, then the air is not completely removed from the hydraulic system, so the operation of bleeding should be repeated.
Attention! If the fluid level rises sharply after stopping the engine, the hydraulic system has not been completely bled of air. If air is not completely bled from the power steering hydraulic system, extraneous noise will occur from the pump and control valve, operation in this mode will reduce the life of the pump and other elements of the hydraulic system.