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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar
Unless you swap to a manual rack the power(less) steering rack needs fluid or you'll ruin the bearings. If you just loop the hoses it'll eventually run dry and emit a high pitched squeaking noise. So it needs a small reservoir where you can add PS fluid to keep the rack happy.
Just some info I gleaned.
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You don't need to do any of that.
Just unhook the lines, throw the steering lock to lock with the car up on stands, that will dump the extra fluid out, then cap it, loop it or vent it. There will still be plenty of fluid in the rack or steering box. That way you are not trying to push excess fluid around when you turn the wheel.
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