A power steering system includes: a first drain passage for draining an oil pressure
from a first oil passage, a second drain passage for draining the oil pressure
from a second oil passage, and a pair of a first and second switch valves. When
one of the first oil passage and the second oil passage is so pressurized by an
operation of a reversible oil pump as to have an increased internal pressure, the
pair of the first switch valve and the second switch valve allow the following:
i) closing one of the first drain passage and the second drain passage which one
is connected to the oil passage having the thus increased internal pressure, while
ii) opening the other of the first drain passage and the second drain passage which
other is connected to the oil passage that is so depressurized as to have a decreased
internal pressure.