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Aug 17, 2017 | 08:40 PM

JTB321

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Power steering O rings

Anyone have a part number or suggestions on where to get the O rings for the power steering high pressure lines on the rack? I believe the rack is a 1988 Thunderbird.

Aug 18, 2017 | 04:30 AM

KULTULZ

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Dealer would be my first stop. NAPA should have them.

Aug 19, 2017 | 04:51 PM

CBeav

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One of those cheap o-ring kits at Harbor Freight should have what you need. I use them, they work fine.

Aug 19, 2017 | 06:33 PM

NumberDummy

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Originally Posted by JTB321

Anyone have a part number or suggestions on where to get the O rings for the power steering high pressure lines on the rack? I believe the rack is a 1988 Thunderbird.

E1BZ-3591-A .. Teflon O-Ring-Use with SPR-AE Ford gear / Replaced? Obsolete?

1981/83 Fairmont/Zephyr; 1981/86 Capri; 1981/89 Mustang/Cougar/Thunderbird; 1982/87 Continental Sedan; 1983/86 LTD/Marquis (Fox body midsized); 1984/89 Mark VII.

This part number does not come up on Ford's online parts catalog website and the online parts catalog doesn't show the O-rings. The number probably has been replaced, or it might be obsolete.

Whiz down to the auto parts store, buy the O-rings for one a these applications. Some of the 1981 cars came with a TRW gear that uses different O-rings.

Aug 19, 2017 | 08:33 PM

JTB321

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Thanks all appreciate your input. I guess the only issue with the HF O rings is they need to be oil resistant? I'll check what material they are made of.

Aug 20, 2017 | 05:10 PM

CBeav

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If the o-rings you have are white, they're teflon and square cut. If they're black they're neoprene. The HF ones I've been using have worked fine for hydraulics.