How to Replace Power Steering Reservoir 1999-2005 Volvo V70
Created on: 2013-08-02
This video will show you how to remove and refill the power steering reservoir properly. Follow along to do it yourself
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step 1 :Removing the Power Steering Reservoir
- Remove the hose clamp on the return hose with pliers or a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the return hose, place it behind the upper engine support to prevent leakage
- Pry up on the tab that holds the power steering reservoir to the coolant bottle
- Use vise grip pliers to plug off the bottom hose of the reservoir
- Bend back on the clamp holding the hose to the steering pump
- Remove the hose clamp that holds the hose to the power steering pump
- Pull the power steering reservoir and hose up and out
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step 2 :Installing the Power Steering Reservoir
- Slide the new 1" hose clamp over the hose
- Place the hose on the power steering reservoir
- Slide the steering reservoir bottle into place
- Slide the clip on the reservoir bottle into place
- Install a new 1" hose clamp to the power steering side
- Place the hose on the power steering pump
- Tighten the clamp with a flat blade screwdriver
- Place a new 3/4" hose clamp on the return line
- Slide the return hose onto the reservoir
- Tighten the return hose clamp
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step 3 :Servicing the Steering Reservoir
- Refill the reservoir with the appropriate power synthetic steering fluid
Tools needed
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Power Steering Fluid
Flat Blade Screwdriver
1 Inch Hose Clamps
3/4 Inch Hose Clamps
Needle nose pliers
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the power steering reservoir and hose on a 2002 Volvo V70. The operation is very similar in 2001 through 2007 of the V70, as well as the S60, S80 and cross-country wagons. You'll need two one inch hose clamps, a 3/4 inch hose clamp, a long flat screwdriver, as well as some synthetic power steering fluid, and a pair of pliers to pinch the hose so that the fluid doesn't come out while we're doing the repair.
Remove the hose clamp on the return hose to the top of the power steering reservoir. If it is a Nitex type, cut it off. If it is a screw type, unscrew it. Remove that return hose on the power steering reservoir. There could be a little fluid that comes out so just be ready. Put your thumb over it if you have to, and then put it up behind the upper engine support so it doesn't leak.
Using a long flat-head screwdriver, pry up on the tab that holds the power steering reservoir to the coolant bottle. Use a pair of hose clamp pliers or long needle-nose vice grips to plug off the bottom hose of the power steering reservoir. Bend back on the clamp that holds the hose in place, and pull that up and out of the way. Then, using a screwdriver, remove the hose clamp that holds the hose to the power steering pump. Fast-forward as I do that.
Once the hose clamps are off, pull out the power steering reservoir and hose. Get your new hose clamp, slide it over the hose, put your hose onto the power steering reservoir, and go ahead and tighten up that hose clamp. You can see here the correct way to install that hose. It goes up into the bottom of the power steering reservoir, up and then down, around, and that's where it's going to go into the power steering pump.
Line up the two guides on the power steering reservoir to those of the coolant bottle, and then slide it into place and clip the top clip into place. Install a new hose clamp to the power steering pump side of the hose. Put it on the power steering pump and tighten it up.
Use a new hose clamp on the return line that goes into the top of the power steering reservoir, and slide that on to the reservoir and tighten that clamp back up. Refill your reservoir with the appropriate Volvo synthetic power steering fluid. Make sure that it's clean and free of debris. This may not look clean, but that's the actual color. It's a dark purple of the factory power steering fluid.
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