PS Pump Maintenance?

[steved]

I know I read a thread about removing the screen and pressure spring on the 3rd gen PS pump... I searched seven pages back, and nothing.



Anyone point me to that thread or walk me through the steps??

 

[steved]

Anyone? I know I saw the discussion on this forum, but I can't locate it...

 

[WoodChuck]

I've seen that thread too but it doesn't apply to the 3rd gen pumps.

 

[steved]

Hmmm, really?



I could have sworn there was a writeup on the 3rd gen unit?

 

[Bob4x4]

Maitenance is flushing the fluid,more than that is rebuild

 

[ryecreek]

not sure but there was a write up on the 2nd gen a few years ago

maybe ya saw that

 

[BDaugherty]

I like to use a suction gun to remove as much fluid as I can from the steering reservior about once a year. Then I fill it back up with store brand power steering fluid. NOT any type of ATF.

 

[MickeyMiller]

At 100K, I removed the lower PS hose from the PS radiator. Drained all the old fluid, flushed the whole system with Redline ATF+4, then re-filled with the Redline ATF+4. ATF+4 is specified for the '03 and later trucks.

 

[WoodChuck]

I like to use a suction gun to remove as much fluid as I can from the steering reservior about once a year. Then I fill it back up with store brand power steering fluid. NOT any type of ATF.

The spec fluid on 3rd gens is ATF+4 not PS fluid.

 

[steved]

Oh, don't get me wrong... I suck out the reservoir every 10k, and replace with fresh fluid...



I was just wondering if, like the 2nd gen, there was a screen that needed cleaned or a spring to stretch...