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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2000
Alex David Colvin, Oak Park, MI (US);
Kenneth Miller Junkins, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
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 ( ).