4.
Reinstall the hose
onto
the pump, refill Mazda
'-.. _ arrow ATF and air-bleed the steering gear.
10A-A-4.
Air Bleeding
I. Jack
up
the front
of
the car.
2. Refill the fluid. Since the
oil
level goes down
as
the steering wheel is turned from stopper
to
stopper
several
tL-nes,
refill the fluid further.
3. With the steering wheel turned
to
the full clockwise
and counterclockwise respectively, turn the starter
while carefully looking at the oil level. Do
not
start
the engine.
4.
If
the amount
of
oil
is
normal, start the engine and
turn the steering wheel
two
to
three times clockwise
and counterclockwise
to
each stopper.
S. Let the car down and
tum
the steering wheel two
to three times to the stopper clockwise and counter-
clockwise.
In
this case, a noise may sometimes
come
out
of
the oil line, and this is an indication
that the air bleeding has
not
yet
been complete.
6.
When
turning the engine
off
with the steering wheel
placed in the
st
raight forward direction, the oil
level in the pump should
not
go
up.
If
the level
goes
up
too
much, the air bleeding performed so far
has been incomplete. So, bleed air again
as
in
(5)
.
7.
Check the amount
of
oil and confirm
that
there
is
no fluid leaking.
Note:
If
the
air bleeding
is
incomplete, raise
the
oil temper-
ature
to
about
50
,...,
80
°C (122
,...,
176
° F) (
the
oil
temperature will ri
se
by
turning
the
steering wheel
clockwise and counterclockwise), stop
the
engine,
and perform
the
operation as in (5)
in
five
to
ten minutes. Air can be completely bled by repeating
this operation a couple
of
times .
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