Power steering box flush

[Dartvader440gt]

I have a power steering box that's been sitting outside for quite some time. What is the best way to flush it to make sure whatever water is out. It's not mounted yet and I plan on giving it a good scrubbing and paint. Thanks.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Diesel fuel.

 

[72bluNblu]

This may be obvious but if it’s been sitting outside with water in it you’re probably going to have to do a lot more than just flush it.

I’d take a look inside that thing before I put much time into it

 

[Mojoe9955]

I had one that looked suspicious and did what I could to clean and paint. I put it on the car and filled it with new fluid, drove it and cycled it a few times. I then sucked out the nasty fluid with a turkey baster, which could have been in the gear, which had been sitting for sometime as welI. I did that a couple times until it looked clean. I spent a couple weeks driving it around and noticed there was a leak. I used the turkey baster to replace the fluid with some Lucas power steering fluid with stop leak. After driving it a few times it was all good and still is after driving a couple times a week for proobly 6 month now. The Lucas products all work great.