What's the easiest way to replace the ps fluid? I looked for a post about it but didn't find anything. Thanks for any help on this.

(01 D2. 105k. No ACE)

 

Too messy to remove the hoses and you still leave lots of old fluid in the gear box.
Suck all the fluid out, I use a turkey baster typr hand bump I bought from the auto parts store, refill, start the engine, turning the steering wheel full turns both ways, turn off the engine and repeat a total of 3 time.
If you can find a synthetic p/s fluid use it, other wise any well known brand of p/s fluid, no atf.

 

The method that I use is to remove the return line from the bottom of the P/S bottle and stick it into a empty washer fluid bottle.
Have a friend start the truck, with it ideling keep the P/S bottle on the truck full, once the fluid that comes out of the hose is the same color as what is going in have your friend turn the engine off, fill the P/S bottle and you are good to go.
DI's take Dexron and DII's take Power Steering fluid.

 

Thanks Mike. I've got the baster I used for the brake fluid change. Should I put some Lucas in too? I'm in So. TX- it never gets below 40F in the winter.

 

1/2 a bottle is not a bad idea.

 

I used it but was told i should not have because it only swells the seals and eventually they will just go bad. It seemed to have stop most of my leak that i had, but i still have very low steering power. And suggestions.

 

To much stop leak and it will clog the pump.
Are you still leaking from the lines? How you replaced the hose clamps at either end of the hoses?

 

Not leaking anywhere anymore, all i did was use lucas so far.

 

Ok, then I guess you are good.

 

I don't have a leak (yet). I though maybe Lucas had an additive for PS other than stop leak, maybe like a conditioner or something I could add just to give me a warm fuzzy feeling.