For some reason, I haven't been able to post a response to my inquiry concerning a power steering fluid leak a few days ago. So, a new thread may do it.

 

Thanks for the input. I discovered the leak was from the seal at the rear of the pump, not a hose. Using my wife's turkey baster (she only used it once per year, so what the heck?) I sucked out as much of the old fluid from the reservoir as possible, then refilled it with stop leak/conditioner. It worked. No leak yet. We'll see if it screws something up. I wonder how long it will last...

Every shop needs a turkey baster. I found out the hard way that they aren't gasoline resistant though.

Originally posted by 99obw

Every shop needs a turkey baster. I found out the hard way that they aren't gasoline resistant though.

 

That's why you buy new ones they're cheap

Or buy glass ones instead of the cheapie plastic kind.

The rubber bulb thing get's hard over time too......oh well....guess they weren't designed to be sucking toxic stuff.....haha

When I used mine for gas recently the rubber bulb melted. Time for a new one.

I used to have a device that looked just like a turkey baster but was from a science supply place. It was made of Pyrex glass with a black rubber squeeze thingy. Not quite as big as a turkey baster. The bulb was supposed to be chemical resistant. It was great for brake fluid and the like.

 

It was stolen quite a few years back from an apartment storage along with some other tools and I never bothered to buy another one. :-(