Dan TheMan Welburn
Registered User
Hi there was in a mega rush and stressed earlier in a rush to get back from a 3 hour journey which should of took 2 and then get to work, (and sort the kids out inbetween), and as i pulled up outside home my amber brake warning flashed up, checked bulbs, pads are worn but not dead, so thought it would be brake fluid but STUPIDLY, because i was talking and doing it ive gone and put brake fluid in my power steering bottle but it took me a few hours of town driving to realise (when my steering started making some horrible noises when steering at slow speeds or at a stop), took a look under the bonnet and straight away i realised what id done and if i had a gun id of shot myself on the spot.........
I would guess that ive put about 100-150ml of dot4 in the bottle, now ive read what brake fluid does in this scenario it causes the seals to swell and inevitably fail, so plan is to drain the system as best i possibly can and then flush thoroughly with steering fluid, this is where i need advice, does anyone know the best part of the system to bleed from??? also anyone have a rough idea of the procedure i should follow to do this??
I know im probably either gonna have to replace my rack or have it refurbed at some point but i just wanna sort it for now
I would guess that ive put about 100-150ml of dot4 in the bottle, now ive read what brake fluid does in this scenario it causes the seals to swell and inevitably fail, so plan is to drain the system as best i possibly can and then flush thoroughly with steering fluid, this is where i need advice, does anyone know the best part of the system to bleed from??? also anyone have a rough idea of the procedure i should follow to do this??
I know im probably either gonna have to replace my rack or have it refurbed at some point but i just wanna sort it for now