I just checked my power steering fluid because my last trip had me fighting the wheel. My fluid is low, it has never been low in the 12 years I have owned the coach. I looked in my Newell manual to see what type of fluid to use and it does not say, but does say the filter should be changed every 12 months. I take the top off the reservoir and low & behold there is no filter. It is a Ross power steering system but I cannot find any info on the reservoir or the filter it is supposed to have. Any ideas out there?
My owners manual has a similar statement. My reservoir also does not have a filter in it. I do have a remote hydraulic filter. I change the remote filter every 15,000 miles. I have always used a Mercron type transmission fluid.
i would say probably a mercon3.
tom
Thank you for all your suggestions. With help from Marcus, I found the filter at the bottom of the reservoir, held in place with a spring. Marcus & my filters were identical, Fleetguard LF634. It appears to be a very small filter for such a large size reservoir. I bought a new one and with some extra fluid the steering is back to normal.
Thanx to Newell Gurus I am back to loving my Newell.
Cheers
Glad to hear your problem is solved Jim.
Jim,
Can you share more details about the filter and the process of changing it?
Thanks,
Bill
Hi Bill
The reservoir has a lid with a built in removable dip stick. I unscrewed the lid & lifted it off to find a spring about 6" long. I removed the spring by just lifting it out, then reached into the reservoir & removed the small filter sitting at the bottom. I used nitrile gloves as the fluid can be quite messy. My filter had a large metal washer on top of it that the spring sits on to keep pressure on the filter. I popped in the new filter, placed the washer on top of it, then the spring & lid. Very easy actually.
Hope that helps. I have pictures if that would help you.
(10-19-2018, 08:09 AM)djimellis Wrote: [ -> ]Hi Bill
The reservoir has a lid with a built in removable dip stick. I unscrewed the lid & lifted it off to find a spring about 6" long. I removed the spring by just lifting it out, then reached into the reservoir & removed the small filter sitting at the bottom. I used nitrile gloves as the fluid can be quite messy. My filter had a large metal washer on top of it that the spring sits on to keep pressure on the filter. I popped in the new filter, placed the washer on top of it, then the spring & lid. Very easy actually.
Hope that helps. I have pictures if that would help you.
Hi Jim , I imagine you are chomping at the bit to get going south . I have never checked the ps level on my similar coach , where is that reservoir located ? Thanks Don