Driving a car without power steering isn't fun. Especially when it is supposed to have it. When I checked the reservoir I saw that it was bone dry. Not a drop of fluid in there. Rather than going through all the work of replacing the power steering pump and high pressure lines I figured I'd give the fluid a shot. For $3 its worth a shot. So I bought a quart of power steering fluid and started filling up the reservoir with fluid with the car on. It started circulating and bubbling a lot. I had my dad turn the wheel from left to right locking positions and it was working without making any noise really.
Shut the car off because lots of bubbles and foam were forming. Let it sit for 30 mins, and I started taking apart the dashboard. My next goal is the speedometer and odometer, which I'm guessing are linked. Time will tell if its leaking or not.
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