power steering ??

I have a 88 TBird TC and I want to change out the power steering fluid. Now, am I correct in assuming that the hose that is located highest on the pump is the return line and the lower hose sends fluid to the PS rack. What I have done before on another car is remove the fluid return hose from the pump, point it at an empty container, start the car and continuously fill the pump with good fluid while the old fluid goes into the container. Once new fluid comes out, reattach the hose. I just don't want to remove the wrong hose and make a huge mess.

Thanks

There's a detailed procedure in the Tech articles. I need to follow it myself someday.

I did the PS fluid change on my '87 back in the fall as part of my pre-winter maintenance. It did quiet the steering down some, but more importantly, I couldn't believe how nasty the old fluid was. But after about 178K mi's., what would you expect. It's certainly a good thing to do.

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87 TC, T-5 swap, billet quadrant / adj. cable, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST suspension, KYB-AGX fronts, Gas-A-Just rears, K&N, bypassed BCS, med. red, 90's wing, 181K+ Mi's., daily driver, feeding on ricers!

I did the PS fluid change on my '87 back in the fall as part of my pre-winter maintenance. It did quiet the steering down some, but more importantly, I couldn't believe how nasty the old fluid was. But after about 178K mi's., what would you expect. It's certainly a good thing to do.

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87 TC, T-5 swap, billet quadrant / adj. cable, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST suspension, KYB-AGX fronts, Gas-A-Just rears, K&N, bypassed BCS, med. red, 90's wing, 181K+ Mi's., daily driver, feeding on ricers!