power steering pump issue

1996 DODGE DAKOTA
120,000 MILES • 3.9L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SMITHGUY
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If you replace a power steering pump, do you have to bleed the power steering system?
May 17, 2017 at 9:48 AM
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HMAC300
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some do some do not. best way is to turn it to lock one way and hold for thirty seconds then same in other direction repeat five times.
May 17, 2017 at 12:13 PM
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SMITHGUY
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thank you for the fast answer, do you mean to do this (lock wheel thirty seconds each way) with or without opening the bleeder valve? my thing is I am not sure where the BV's are.
May 17, 2017 at 5:23 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Power steering systems do not have bleeder screws. Air goes into the reservoir along with returning fluid. Just pop the pump on, fill it up, then drive the truck like normal. Check the fluid level after a few miles, and add if necessary. Only Ford products are extremely frustrating to get the air bled out. There are all kinds of special tools made to address their issues. What HMAC300 described covers ninety nine percent of all vehicles including those that are difficult to get bled. Yours will be pretty easy to bleed.
May 17, 2017 at 6:32 PM
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SMITHGUY
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Awesome, that is what I needed to know! It is my son's truck now, he needs it for work/school, and I could not find a shred of information on where the bleeder valves were. Thanks again for all of your help, I really do appreciate it!
May 18, 2017 at 11:36 AM