Power steering return line, cheap fix
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Power steering return line, cheap fix
so my 96 7.3 is leaking p/s fluid where the rubber hose meets the hard line on my return line. Has anyone just cut the bubble crimp and replaced just the rubber hose 🤔
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OP wants to change a crimped line to a regular one. Crimped = high pressure.
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OP says it's the return line. Looking at the parts on Rockauto, though, though, the high-pressure has the proper crimps and the low-pressure (the one that wanders all over the crossmember) has a cheap crimp hose clamp sorta deal like you'd see on a CV boot.
If it is in fact the high pressure line, the correct replacement part is surprisingly cheap and power steering fluid is flammable, so, yeah, don't screw around with that.
If it is in fact the high pressure line, the correct replacement part is surprisingly cheap and power steering fluid is flammable, so, yeah, don't screw around with that.
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Yes, you can cut the crimp and replace the hose, just make sure it’s rated for p/s fluid or trans fluid. A regular worm clamp will be fine, you might have to cinch it up down the road. A spring clamp would be better if you can find them as it applies constant tension.
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Well yep it works. All I did was remove the hose, cut the crimp and used 2 hose clamps and tighten it down. So far no leaks
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Does the hard line have a barb on it? If not, the hose can work it's way off of the line. BTDT. Had a transmission return line work itself loose and spray fluid all over the passenger header. Fortunately there was no fire. Made a hell of a mess though.
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My trans line had two clamps, and was brand new.
As previously stated, power steering fluid is flammable. I'd hate for your next post to be: 'My truck burnt up, and it wasn't the brake switch'.
As previously stated, power steering fluid is flammable. I'd hate for your next post to be: 'My truck burnt up, and it wasn't the brake switch'.
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When I helped a friend put a trans cooler on his Chevy (which had stupid screw-on connectors for the stock steering cooler), we just cut the hard line, flared the ends a little, and slipped the hose ends over that. It was a little fiddly to get the hose over the flares but they ain't going anywhere now!
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