Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Kenneth Miller Junkins

Alex D Colvin

An apparatus ( ) for measuring the amount of air entrained in the fluid of a power steering pump. The apparatus includes a fluid conduit ( ) having a connector ( ) adapted to connect to a power steering pump ( ) with the fluid conduit ( ) in fluid communication with the internal fluid cavity ( ) of the power steering pump ( ). A pressure gauge ( ) is operatively connected to the fluid conduit ( ) for determining the pressure in the power steering pump ( ), and a meter ( ) is operatively connected to the fluid conduit ( ) for measuring the rate at which mass is removed from the power steering pump ( ). The apparatus further includes a vacuum pump ( ) operatively connected with the fluid conduit ( ) for drawing air out of the power steering pump ( ).

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Kenneth Miller Junkins