power steering pump bleed problem?

[fastford04]

ok i recently swapped out my power steering pump i know its not bad cause the truck i took it off of it workd well.
any ways my bronco was ran for about 3-4 days with the pump on cause i needed it to get back an fourth to work well ive got the pump back on an all an its full of fluid i just cant get it to bleed right everyone at the parts house told me all i needed to do was fill it up an it would bleed back thru its self...??
is this true? or do i need to bleed it some how?

 

[4x4junkie]

any ways my bronco was ran for about 3-4 days with the pump on cause i needed it to get back an fourth to work

You saying the pump was installed on the engine but not hooked up or something? Were the lines capped off so no dirt & water could get into it?


As for bleeding it, it should self-bleed eventually on it's own, although it would be much better to cycle it from lock-to-lock a few times with the engine running (wheels jacked up off the ground). This should quickly bring most of the air in the system up to the reservoir.

 

[kunar]

You saying the pump was installed on the engine but not hooked up or something? Were the lines capped off so no dirt & water could get into it?

if it was installed and running, and didnt have fluid going through it, its probably toast.

to the OP... im having a hard time understanding what youre trying to say...