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If there is no fluid coming out of one of the ports you drilled and tapped on the steering box, then there is something wrong. Either the box has some internal issue or it was drilled in the wrong spot. Mine is drilled and tapped the same way showed by 93 Krawler but also a different style box. Just to clarify:
- If you jack the front wheels off the ground they won't turn side to side at all?
- Is this with the ram installed? If the hoses are backwards the ram is fighting the steering box. If the ram is not installed (just hanging) and the wheels won't turn then look at the box.
- If you disconnect the steering box from the pitman arm or drag link, can you turn it?
For bleeding I had to have the ram connected so when I turned the steering wheel it forced it in and out. Tried with it just hanging and it wouldn't bleed without forcing the cylinder to move some other way. I've also never had any luck bleeding mine (hydro assist and hydro boost) with the engine off. It will just burp fluid out the remote reservoir forever, or at least until my forearms can't take it anymore and it is never bled. I just fill up the reservoir, start the engine, and turn the wheels lock to lock once or twice. Refill the reservoir and do it over a couple times. Once the reservoir level stays fairly constant I will start it up and turn lock to lock many times. Oh, if hydro boost brakes you need to pump the brakes several times after you turn the motor off each time. There is an accumulator in the brake system (so you still have some power brakes if the engine dies) that you need to release the pressure in order to get it to bleed.
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