Could I kill my steering rack?

Kneale Brownson knotnook at traverse.com
Wed Jan 17 09:04:15 EST 2001


Don't know about the rack, but you could burn up your pump if you don't 
have fluid in the system.


At 11:53 PM 01/16/2001 -0500, kbogach wrote:

>Hi all.
>I am trying ask same question a little differently: could I kill the 
>steering rack if I turned the wheel from lock to lock with empty hydrolic 
>fluid reservoir trying to purge the old fluid from the rack? After 
>thorough bleeding I don't have proper power assist in the steering system. 
>Breaks are ok. Could I blow something inside the steering rack?
>
>Konstantin Bogach
>200tq '89


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