Flaming River Comet/Falcon Rack and Pinion Cradle 1960-65 User Manual

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Power Steering Bleeding Procedure

1. Raise the front wheels off the ground

and support the vehicle on jack stands.

2. Turn the steering wheel to the left lock

and fi ll the reservoir and let the vehicle sit

for 2 minutes.

3. WITH THE ENGINE OFF - Rotate the

steering wheel lock to lock 20-25 times,

while rotating the wheel have someone

monitor the fl uid level and fi ll as necessary.

4. Top off fl uid

5. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING - Rotate

the steering wheel lock to lock 20-25

times, while rotating the wheel have

someone monitor the fl uid level and fi ll as

necessary.

6. Lower the vehicle

7. Top off fl uid

8. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING - Rotate

the steering wheel lock to lock 20-25

times, while rotating the wheel have

someone monitor the fl uid level and fi ll as

necessary.

Install your power steering lines to the

correct pressure or return ports.

If using a stainless steel line kit, follow the instructions provided with

your kit.

FR1610 Stainless Steel Line Kit is available Seperatley.

Note: If using the original power steering pump, you must fi rst fl ush the pump of any power

steering fl uid. Contaminated power steering fl uid may cause damage to the new rack and pinion.

Note: If the power steering fl uid is foamy, let the vehicle sit for 10 minutes and then repeat the

bleeding procedure.

Note: Trapped air in the system will cause a milky appearance in the fl uid. Trapped air will also cause

the fl uid level to rise in the reservoir when the engine is not running.

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