Power steering and brake fluid

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Just figured I'd post this pic.

I just bought my LLY dually about 6 months ago, noticed kinda a sloppy steering wheel and spongey brakes from day one...i bought it with 96k on the clock and as of today its at 114k.

Figured some of it was from the weight, now I'm definitely not convinced so.

Never seen so much crap in PS and brake fluid before....I had 4 qts of powersteering fluid on hand, and want to run more through it until its clean coming out.....stuff was nasty....

One of the little maintenance things that so many of us forget about. I'm guessing it has never been changed.

Need to the LB7 now lol...
 

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duramaxdiesel said:
So by changing it did you notice a difference? I'm bored today and have nothing to do so :D

Nick
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Oh yeah....about 90% of the slop in steering is gone now.

Brakes before was a giant sponge, it would take 50% of brake pedal travel before it even began to slow down.

Now at 25% pedal it wants to throw me through the window.

ChevyTruck said:
How did yog change the fluids?

Power steering- Some kind of siphon pump, or disconnect a line?

Brake Fluid?
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Easy stuff.

Just get you a 5-7 ft length of 5/16ths hose. On the Hydroboost, look on the side closest to drivers side. There is 1 soft line towards the front, it is the return line. Just disconnect that line at hook up your length of line and put the other in a bucket.

Start the truck and push the brakes and release em while turning the steering wheel and watch the nastyness run out.

Try and time filling up the powersteering pump res before you hear the pump binding up......just rinse and repeat.

brakes are very simple if you have a air compressor.

just go down to harbor freight and pick this up.

http://www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html

Took me about an hour to an hour half to do it all.
 
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I changed the power steering lines to All Season's custom made metal ones and changed out the fluid to synthetic and it feels better all over. Stopped the leaks from the factory lines was main reason to change lines. Next it's stainless steel brake lines from Online Tube.com with new brake fluid too and have a solid brake pedal all the time. I hate the mushy pedal feel when the rubber brake lines get real hot. It's just an easy change for improvement I hope. You know it's done on track cars and works so why not try it.
 
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