D17 Power Steering Fluid
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Topic: D17 Power Steering Fluid
Posted By: Ryan Renko
Subject: D17 Power Steering Fluid
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 7:35pm
| Finally hoping to get the old girl started after a longer than ever expected paint job. The manual says use automatic transmission fluid in the system. Is that still the fluid of choice nowadays with all these universal oils? Thanks in advance. Ryan |
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 7:41pm
| Universal hyd/trans fluid. Steering will work better and leak less. |
Posted By: Ryan Renko
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 7:47pm
| Thanks Dr.!! I will put some in the front bolster and hopefully fire her up. Hopefully the system will clear the air out of the lines easily. |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 8:00pm
| Approx 5 quarts. Just over the gear inside 1/2". |
Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 8:13pm
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If the leaks are fixed, ATF works well. Especially in colder weather. ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '61 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2020 at 7:53am
I found this to be true as well........hydraulic fluid is a little slow in real cold weather and tends to "pump out" of the breather until it gets warmed up a bit.
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DSeries4 wrote:Posted By: D14JIM14
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2020 at 9:18am
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I had a series 2 17 and had trouble with foaming out of the breather plug . As some one on here said be sure the hydraulic fluid is anti foaming . I dropped the oil I was using and got universal hydraulic from NAPA that was anti foaming and problem cured . Ran it blading snow in winter and was not stiff when cold . |
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2020 at 3:23pm
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I followed the Dr’s advice and used the universal Hy-Tran in my early D17D. I can’t really speak to the cold weather function since it parks in a heated shop. If you’re getting foam out of the breather you have a leak on the suction side of the pump between the reservoir. ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |