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changing power steering hose
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:43 pm
by 86MUD
Hi all
Just split a power steering hose. Any tricks to replacing it?
I was just going to remove the old one and get pirtek to make me a new one. Do I have to bleed the system once I reinstall the new hose?
Cheers
Andrew
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:42 pm
by cloughy
Fill resevoir, preferably with front diff on jack stands, work steering wheel left to right, top up fluid accordingly and roberts your aunt's lover
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:55 pm
by Loanrangie
Take the hose with as they will most likely need to reuse your fittings, i had a leaking flared pipe end at the pump and pirtek made it so i could replace just a small section if it happened again.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:30 am
by 86MUD
Thanks all...
Took hose off this morning...it has a really small pin prick hole in the middle of the hose...the fluid must be under a fair amount of pressure as the amount of fluid that has escaped has made a huge mess underneath my car.
Thanks for your help
Andrew
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:45 am
by 86MUD
Is $120 too much to pay for a power steering hose? Does anyone know what a genuine one costs?
I picked up my new power steering hose from Pirtek this morning...looks nice
Cheers
Andrew
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:58 am
by cloughy
86MUD wrote:Is $120 too much to pay for a power steering hose? Does anyone know what a genuine one costs?
I picked up my new power steering hose from Pirtek this morning...looks nice
Cheers
Andrew
Little high but OK, hydraulic shite is scarily expensive
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:45 am
by Loanrangie
Thats what it cost me 2 years ago.