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Old 01-20-2021, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by jbach36 View Post
Who needs a drain plug when you can suck fluids out with a Topsider or MityVac extractor??? Just plunge the plastic straw of the MityVac into the reservoir and suck it out. I used Prestone Stop Leak stuff over 10 years ago when I first bought this car used because the steering fluid was leaking and I've never had a leak since.
About half of the fluid in the system remains in the two hydraulic lines and the box.

That would be why.

And from someone who rebuilds these boxes on the regular, don't use stop leak. It causes certain seals to soften but its a bandaid. Every seal in your system is now compromised and you're going to have an issue sooner or later.
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