Power steering fluid top-up query

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Hector the Bad

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This might be the stupidest question ever asked on this forum but my mind has gone completely blank. It's a 1987 Land Rover 90 but fitted with power steering (which was probably not on the original vehicle?). Is the black bottle in the top left of the pic, adjacent to the radiator filler, the power steering fluid reservoir? It's not the clutch fluid, is it, if this model has such as thing anyway? But that's another question....

Thank you for anyone's help on this....
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Hector the Bad said:
This might be the stupidest question ever asked on this forum but my mind has gone completely blank. It's a 1987 Land Rover 90 but fitted with power steering (which was probably not on the original vehicle?). Is the black bottle in the top left of the pic, adjacent to the radiator filler, the power steering fluid reservoir? It's not the clutch fluid, is it, if this model has such as thing anyway? But that's another question....

Thank you for anyone's help on this....View attachment 281296
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yer th@ts the power steering dude, clutch/br@ke fluid is on the bulkhe@d white bottle
@tt@ched to the round bl@ck servo with the m@ster cylinder n br@ke pipes coming
from it.
 
tottot said:
87 truck would have power steering from new.
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That's interesting. The PO fitted a new unit recently and I assumed that there wasn't one before because the 1991 ex-MOD 110 we use as a farm vehicle does not have power steering. Apparently, the army ones didn't so I mistakenly assumed my 1987 hard top didn't but obvs I am wrong! Thank you for info...
 
My 86 had a tin ps bottle, I replaced it with one like yours off a disco 200.
Used the coolent expansion bottle off the disco too to replace the brass leaky original so that's plastic as well now. Clutch fluid reservoir is to the right of the brake fluid reservoir, don't over tighten the cap on the clutch one, they can seize on.
They don't hold a lot of fluid either, a slight leak will leave you with no clutch quite quickly, I use a syringe to top that up as its a bit awkward to get to.
 
Thank you for info - I topped up the power steering reservoir. The fluid level was actually below the bottom of the dipstick! Power steering improved but still a very slightly perceptible drag as you move the steering wheel off the 12 o'clock position when driving. All tyre pressures checked and ok. According to the PO It's a new PS system apparently - all the pipes are shiny new - so I've asked my garage to look for a slight weep whilst the Landy is up on the ramp having the transmission inspected next week... I think my clutch and brake fluid is contained in a single plastic reservoir, which is full, so no probss there. I can't find a separate clutch reservoir but I'll shine a torch around and hunt for it....
 
System needs to be bled after a refill, usually moving fully left to fully right a couple of times will do this. Bleed nipple on top of unit can then also be opened to allow any further trapped air out.
 
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