Power Steering Drain and Fill GEn 5

[worktoyota]

Does anyone have a guide on how to drain and fill the Power steering fluid on a 2002 LE?

Haynes and Chiltons do not offer much in instruction or pictures.

I know it involves taking the fron wheel off, some of the inner well covers and that there is no drain plug as such.

Any help, diagrams is appreciated. Point me to a shop manual online if you know of one.

Thanks

[icqboy51]

how often should it be changed?

because my Maintenance info sheet does not list any power steering fluid replacement

[touringcamry]

Sounds like a pain in the butt. I'd just pump the stuff out of the tank and then replace every oil change.

[somick]

Originally Posted by worktoyota

Any help, diagrams is appreciated. Point me to a shop manual online if you know of one.

Thanks

I believe a link to www.camrystuff.com is stickied at the top of the forum.

Sam

[LE05]

unless you need to drain the fluid completely for some reason, it'd be far easier to completely replace and flush the fluid using this method in this DIY:
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t19334.html

its for the gen 3/4, but its pretty much universal.

[catric69]

^^ That's the link I was looking for. I followed those procedures for my wife's celica.

[worktoyota]

Originally Posted by LE05

unless you need to drain the fluid completely for some reason, it'd be far easier to completely replace and flush the fluid using this method in this DIY:
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t19334.html

its for the gen 3/4, but its pretty much universal.

Leo,

Thanks a bunch for the link.

I have been basing my searches on the gen5 & gen6 forum only.

I will put this into action very soon.

Thanks everyone else for your suggestions