RE: Flush Completed, Bleeding Going Badly...

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

Chris,
I went through the same procedure this morning. But no groaning noise.
When I did the the steering wheel routine with wheels-in-the-air--engine
*off*, I saw some bubbles coming up each time the wheel approached full
lock _left_. After about 10 times, it pretty much stopped bubbling, and I
topped up the fluid. This made  a total of one liter. Then I lowered the
car and started engine. Level went down a bunch (4-5 ounces). Topped up and
turned the wheel lock/lock once or twice and the level went another ounce
or two further. Used about 1-1/4 liter altogether.

In my case, the bleeding _after_ the engine was running lowered the fluid
volume more than bleeding with the engine-off. Sounds like there's still
air trapped in your system. Did you do some lock-to-lock turns while
driving? If not, do a few. You may see the fluid level drop a bit.

HTH

Phil


>Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 20:18:08 +0000
>From: "Christopher A. Woodward" <cwoodwar@bellsouth.net>
>Subject: Flush Completed, Bleeding Going Badly...
>
>Okay, I went ahead and bought 3 liters of pentosin while I could get it
>for $10/L locally, and started the flush.  I only was able to get out 1L
>after discharging the bomb, replacing the pump, and emptying the
>reservoir.  Anyway, I jacked the front end up and turned the wheels lock
>to lock a bunch of times with the cap off (was this correct?) the
>reservoir.  Then I put the car back on the ground and drove around for a
>while, but I still get a groaning sound when I turn the wheel and when I
>pump the brakes, the light comes on (didn't before, so I assumed bomb
>was good).  The fluid level is fine.  How can I get rid of this groaning
>sound?
>
>HELP!
>
>TIA,
>Chris


Phil Rose				Rochester, NY
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