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Last week the power steering failed in my 2001 Disco 2. There was a leak in the system. I narrowed the leak down to the pump and found that the main gasket had failed. I used the $39.00 gasket kit and installed a new reservoir to pump hose, and O-Ring on the high pressure line. I put everything back together and no more leaks.
I flushed the the system with 2 quarts of power steering fluid and the fluid is now clear and swirling well in the reservoir. I followed the directions on bleeding the system, including turning the wheel side to side while at idle while loosening the bleed screw on the steering box, but the steering has not improved. It is still hard to turn the wheel.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there something else I should do? I went through the posts on here, but didn't find additional suggestions. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I flushed the the system with 2 quarts of power steering fluid and the fluid is now clear and swirling well in the reservoir. I followed the directions on bleeding the system, including turning the wheel side to side while at idle while loosening the bleed screw on the steering box, but the steering has not improved. It is still hard to turn the wheel.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there something else I should do? I went through the posts on here, but didn't find additional suggestions. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.