i pretty much fully drained teh system when i refurbed the pump and replaced the high pressure lines etc. when i fired it up tonight i filled up the pot and wound it lock to lock and lots of air came out, tyhe pot was rising on full lock and the fluid went fizzy to start with. it has got lightyer but its still VERY heavy. any one got any further suggestions to this, it worked fine before. the erason i took it apart was beacause of a leak.

Probably still got some air in there mate.

yeh i believe your correct, but ive driven it round as many round abvouts as possible and worked it from lock to lock about a dozen times . and its not changed very mucgh at all, the middle seems to be ok its just the further part of lock.

could have something to do with the speed sensor too, might be a good idea to try and get a bit more air out, then go for a drive. I find with mine sometimes, if I'm not moving or have left it running for a while without actually driving it, it just goes super stiff.

 

EDIT - posted this without realising what you posted about driving it around roundabouts :D

Lift the front end off the ground and do the lock to lock there. Daft question, did you leave the pot cap off?

i did when i was doing lock to lock but not when i was driving it obviously.

i did when i was doing lock to lock but not when i was driving it obviously.

 

No problem there then.

I would recheck the tightness of the connections you have replaced/removed. I had a problem when bleeding my brakes that I couldn't get all the air out but it wasn't leaking.

It turned out that one connection wasn't quite tight enough, it wouldn't let fluid out but was sucking air in.

Edited July 7, 201114 yr by Steams
put in stuff mean't for another thread! doh

so im best lifting the front end and working it from lock to lock that way? with the engine running i assume

so im best lifting the front end and working it from lock to lock that way? with the engine running i assume

 

Yes mate, you normally don't have to lift the car but it takes the strain of your tyres and allows you to turn the wheel quicker :)

Edited July 7, 201114 yr by Steams

hrm..... cant do it now will wake the neighbourhood up. is it usual for them to be stubborn to prime after they ahve been dry for a little while.

accordinly the hicas will not prime itself this way, it has to be bled like a hydralic brake. this could begin to be a pain in the ass

accordinly the hicas will not prime itself this way, it has to be bled like a hydralic brake. this could begin to be a pain in the ass

 

Yeah, sorry mate I don't have hicas. You will need to bleed the air out of the rear rack.

Right ive had the front end up in the air, it was nice and light. Ran it from lock to lock. for about 20 minutes, loads of large bubbles worked out. I did this till they stopped, put the car back on the ground sod all happened. its still very heavy, there is no differnce to the steering weight with the engine on or off what so ever! this is really pissing me off now, cars been off the road for over a month for a silly p/s leak which is now fixed everything is back but now i have no powered steering!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRR

problem, solved teh pump was reassembled incorrectly. so the fluide wasnt allowed to circularte corrcetly.