Relocate power steering cooler
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Joined: Jan 2002
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From: TEXAS!
Relocate power steering cooler
So, the other day I was going through a ditch and guess what. I bumped the power steering cooler which is idiotically placed below the front bumper. Well I dumped a bunch of tranny fluid I had in it and cruised to the dealer to get the part.
The replacement part has squeeze clamps on both ends of the new hoses (the cooler side and the line side). To get the repair done I just used the old hoses and cut an inch off each to get them to seal on the new cooler. But I would like to relocate the cooler to a less dumb place and that will require longer lines.
My Problem is that the stock hoses have some kind of crimped metal jacket where a squeeze clamp would go and I can't get it off to replace the lines with a longer ones. Has anyone been succesful at getting these off? Do I need to go to a machine shop? replace the metal line from the pwr steering pump? Just yank hard? cut them off? not sure what to do here. Thanks for any input.
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The replacement part has squeeze clamps on both ends of the new hoses (the cooler side and the line side). To get the repair done I just used the old hoses and cut an inch off each to get them to seal on the new cooler. But I would like to relocate the cooler to a less dumb place and that will require longer lines.
My Problem is that the stock hoses have some kind of crimped metal jacket where a squeeze clamp would go and I can't get it off to replace the lines with a longer ones. Has anyone been succesful at getting these off? Do I need to go to a machine shop? replace the metal line from the pwr steering pump? Just yank hard? cut them off? not sure what to do here. Thanks for any input.
99 F250SD EC 5.4L 3.73 285 BFG/ATs...
99 Expy EB 5.4L
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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 176
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From: TEXAS!
Relocate power steering cooler
The tranny OTA cooler is integrated into the radiator...
I am pretty sure its the power steering cooler cuz after it leaked the powersteering fluid container was empty and I could not turn the truck... not to metion the nasty whining noise it was making... oooo not good.
Ever try to drive a 3/4 ton truck with no power steering fluid?
no fun at all. I could drive about 1 mile then I had to stop and add more fluid. 3 quarts later I reached my destination... :/
99 F250SD EC 5.4L 3.73 285 BFG/ATs...
99 Expy EB 5.4L
I am pretty sure its the power steering cooler cuz after it leaked the powersteering fluid container was empty and I could not turn the truck... not to metion the nasty whining noise it was making... oooo not good.
Ever try to drive a 3/4 ton truck with no power steering fluid?
no fun at all. I could drive about 1 mile then I had to stop and add more fluid. 3 quarts later I reached my destination... :/ 99 F250SD EC 5.4L 3.73 285 BFG/ATs...
99 Expy EB 5.4L
