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STEERING SYSTEM.
3-212. STEERING SYSTEM TESTING (Continued).
LOCATION/ITEM ACTION
REMARKS
B. POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE TEST.
7 . A n a l y z e r ( 8 ) . a . I n s t a l l , i f n o t a l r e a d y
R e f e r t o s t e p s 1 t h r u 6 .
i n s t a l l e d .
CAUTION
T o a v o i d d a m a g i n g s t e e r i n g p u m p , d o
n o t k e e p t h e l o a d v a l v e c l o s e d f o r
l o n g e r t h a n 5 s e c o n d s .
b . W i t h e n g i n e i d l i n g , c l o s e
P r e s s u r e s h o u l d b e a t
v a l v e a n d r e a d p r e s s u r e
l e a s t 1 8 5 0 p s i . I f
gage
p r e s s u r e i s b e l o w 1 8 5 0
P s i , r e p l a c e s t e e r i n g
p u m p a n d r e s e r v o i r ( p a r a
3 - 2 2 1 ) .
P r e s s u r e s h o u l d
n o t e x c e e d 2 0 0 0 p s i .
NOTE
B e f o r e d o i n g n e x t t e s t , a l l o w f l u i d t o
c o o l t o b e t w e e n 1 2 5 ° F a n d 1 3 5 ° F . I f
no other tests are. to be done on
s t e e r i n g s y s t e m , g o t o s t e p 9 .
C. POWER STEERING PUMP FLOW TEST.
8 . A n a l y z e r ( 8 ) . a . I n s t a l l , i f n o t a l r e a d y
i n s t a l l e d .
R e f e r t o s t e p s 1 t h r u 6 .
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