burping power steering

[dcherill]

I just replaced my steering gear, pressure hose (hydro booster to gear), and return hose (gear to cooler)



filled everything up, and I can steer without leaving a trail of ATF4 everywhere. Oo.



Every time I stop, I have been popping the top off of the steering fluid reservoir to release any air that may have been bled out of the system. this has been going on for a week now, and there is still the *pop* sound when I take off the cap.



This should eventually go away, right? The system including the cooler was empty for a couple of days, so I imagine there had to be some air in the system, but I didn't think there would be this much. any thoughts?

 

[Hercules130]

I'm pretty sure it is supposed to do that. mine does

 

[JHardwick]

Mine has popped the cap clear off 1/2 a dozen times.

 

[MMeier]

Same here, never lost the stupid thing, usually winds up down on the frame. what I do now is this... I silicone the crap outta the thing before i screw it on, seems to hold longer that way. Just be careful when/(if) you remove it so no silicone winds up in the resevoir.

 

[donnier]

FWIW, whenever Iv changed hoses or any of the associated parts, all Iv done is fill the PS tank and turned the steering wheel from side to side a couple of times to bleed the system.

Never had a prob with the cap blowing off.

Maybe Iv just been lucky.

The popping may be when the pressure is released from within the system.