Sterling Trucks Acterra MX - Manual (Page 121)

2. Open the hood.
3. Place a drain pan under the power steering res-
ervoir.
4. Remove the retaining ring from the reservoir.
See
Fig. 4 .
5. Remove the filter and filter cover from the reser-
voir. Drain the fluid from the filter into the drain
pan. Leave the filter hanging over the drain pan.
6. Remove the bolts, nuts, and washers that attach
the reservoir to the mounting bracket. Drain the
fluid from the reservoir, but do not remove the
supply line to the reservoir.
7. Using bolts, nuts, and washers, attach the reser-
voir to the mounting bracket.
8. Fill the reservoir with Dexron ® III automatic trans-
mission fluid to the line between the MIN COLD
and MAX HOT lines. See
Fig. 4 .
9. Raise the front of the vehicle and support it with
jack stands.
10. Start the engine and operate it at idle. Turn the
steering wheel from full left to full right several
times until clean fluid starts flowing from the
steering filter. Add fluid to the reservoir to main-
tain the fluid level between the MIN COLD and
MAX HOT lines.
11. Shut down the engine and install the filter and
filter cover in the reservoir. Make sure that the
gasket under the filter cover is not damaged. If
the gasket is damaged, replace it. Install the gas-
ket on the reservoir.
12. Attach the retaining ring to the reservoir to se-
cure the filter and filter cover.
13. Start the engine and check that the fluid level is
between the MIN COLD and MAX HOT lines.
Add more fluid if needed.
14. Raise the vehicle, remove the jack stands, and
lower the vehicle.
15. Close the hood, and remove the chocks from the
tires.
46–05 Power Steering Gear
Lubricating
1. Wipe off debris from the grease fitting. See
Fig. 5 .
2. Using a hand-type grease gun, apply multipur-
pose chassis grease until the grease starts com-
ing out of the sector shaft dirt and water seal.
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1. Sector Shaft Grease Fitting
Fig. 5, Sector Shaft, TRW TAS Series
Steering
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