The steering system must be filled and bled from it if individual elements of the hydraulic system have been replaced and therefore the working fluid has drained.
Clean the filter in the tank with gasoline for washing parts.
Pour new working fluid up to the marking «max» (see standard in chapter «Lubrication work»). Do not use old fluid.
Raise the car from the front on both sides and, with the engine off, turn the control several times from lock to lock
Add liquid up to the mark «max».
Start the engine and let it run for 2 minutes with the wheels in the straight ahead position. Keep an eye on the liquid level.
As soon as the air bubbles in the reservoir stop rising, stop the engine and add fluid until the level is constantly at the mark «max».
After a short drive, check the fluid level.
This section describes how to remove the steering wheel for vehicles not equipped with an airbag. A more advanced steering wheel removal procedure for vehicles equipped with an airbag is described at the end of this chapter.
With a sharp movement of the hands, remove the horn button in the middle of the steering wheel.
Put the steering wheel in the locked position
Loosen the steering column nut with a 24mm replacement socket.
Align the front wheels exactly in a straight position so that the steering wheel spokes are symmetrical.
Left: high pressure pump (arrow) power steering is installed in the 4-cylinder engine at the bottom left of the engine.
Right: after loosening (2) the poly V-belt cover can be removed (1). Power steering pump now becomes available (3).
Before removing the steering wheel as shown in the illustration, loosen the 24mm socket nut (arrow), in vehicles without an airbag, remove the horn button as shown in fig. in chapter «signaling devices». In vehicles with an airbag, the airbag must first be removed, which requires quite careful work to be carried out, which you will find described on the next page.
Remove the nut and washer, remove the steering wheel with a sharp movement.
When installing the steering wheel, make sure that the spokes are symmetrical.
Lock the steering wheel lock.
Tighten steering column nut to 40 Nm.
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