Hi All,
First post here, though I have been lurking for a long time.
I went through the pain of replacing the steering rack on my ’99 LX, but now I have an issue.
I have ZERO play in the wheel, which is awesome. However, now it is like I have manual steering…
With the front wheels off the ground, there is no difference in feel between the engine running or not. I did bleed the system without the engine running, and get flow when I turn the wheel. I also did the flush method by putting a clear hose on the return line to the reservoir to flush the system. Just for giggles, I started up the engine and I had my 11 year old daughter stand by with two quarts of ATF to fill the reservoir.
She.
Got.
Sprayed.
I don’t mean she got sprayed when I turned the wheel, I mean, before I even touched the wheel, the reservoir emptied in about three seconds and sucked air into the system. I shut the engine off immediately (due to my girl’s yelping), and realized she did not get to add any additional fluid (understandable).
Now, I re-bled the system with the engine off. I am pretty sure I do not have any air in the system since I went from stop-to-stop about 20 times and saw no air. With everything put back together and the wheels in the air, there is still no difference between engine off vs engine running: it feels like I have ZERO power assist.
Did I just spend two days installing a defective OEM rack..? I bought it from McGeorge Toyota online.
TLDR: Installed new steering rack. Ended up with no power steering.
First post here, though I have been lurking for a long time.
I went through the pain of replacing the steering rack on my ’99 LX, but now I have an issue.
I have ZERO play in the wheel, which is awesome. However, now it is like I have manual steering…
With the front wheels off the ground, there is no difference in feel between the engine running or not. I did bleed the system without the engine running, and get flow when I turn the wheel. I also did the flush method by putting a clear hose on the return line to the reservoir to flush the system. Just for giggles, I started up the engine and I had my 11 year old daughter stand by with two quarts of ATF to fill the reservoir.
She.
Got.
Sprayed.
I don’t mean she got sprayed when I turned the wheel, I mean, before I even touched the wheel, the reservoir emptied in about three seconds and sucked air into the system. I shut the engine off immediately (due to my girl’s yelping), and realized she did not get to add any additional fluid (understandable).
Now, I re-bled the system with the engine off. I am pretty sure I do not have any air in the system since I went from stop-to-stop about 20 times and saw no air. With everything put back together and the wheels in the air, there is still no difference between engine off vs engine running: it feels like I have ZERO power assist.
Did I just spend two days installing a defective OEM rack..? I bought it from McGeorge Toyota online.
TLDR: Installed new steering rack. Ended up with no power steering.