Power steering help
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Power steering help
have leak where flanged tube enters
PIC IN GALLERY...can someone help please
Talk to former owner yesterday and he wasn't aware of leak...replaced recently here locally...warranty probably worthless after sale of truck and besides shop is on the other side of Va.Beach...if easy fix have access to many tools...can make trip to said shop if necessary
Many Thanks in advance for any help with this.
PIC IN GALLERY...can someone help please
Talk to former owner yesterday and he wasn't aware of leak...replaced recently here locally...warranty probably worthless after sale of truck and besides shop is on the other side of Va.Beach...if easy fix have access to many tools...can make trip to said shop if necessary
Many Thanks in advance for any help with this.
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Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Glen Burnie Maryland
Take a flare wrench and tighten down. If it still leaks, take the tube off and check the fitting for spurs, dings,etc on flange AND in pump housing. wipe dry and inspect. if clean, screw into housing with a flare wrench and tighten down. If still leaks, get a new hose from parts store and replace it. keep old hose as spare.
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Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Montreal Canada
mine leaks too but from the rubber hose part. parts shop wants 50$ for a new one complete wtih the two metal lines on the ends. kind of sucks to pay so much cuz i have a bender and the flaring thing from when i did my fuel line
the original hose has a two inch sleeve on it looks like some kind of emergency repair. wouldn't hold the leak on its own so i cleaned it all again, coated it all over with LePage#5 glue and put the pitch over again twisting it around to make sure the glue got all in there. glue's supposed to be good for rubber and stands up to heat. gonna let it set tonight and see if it'll hold some fluid tomorrow
i also bought two feet of straight hose at 3$ a foot. if the patch doesn't hold i'll cut out the whole rubber line, save the flared ends of the metal lines, put the straight hose in over the flared ends with some hose clamps and see if that holds
but ideally i'm looking for someone who makes a nice coupling to connect a steel line to a 3/8" rubber hose. anyone who knows about this please give me a shout.
the original hose has a two inch sleeve on it looks like some kind of emergency repair. wouldn't hold the leak on its own so i cleaned it all again, coated it all over with LePage#5 glue and put the pitch over again twisting it around to make sure the glue got all in there. glue's supposed to be good for rubber and stands up to heat. gonna let it set tonight and see if it'll hold some fluid tomorrow
i also bought two feet of straight hose at 3$ a foot. if the patch doesn't hold i'll cut out the whole rubber line, save the flared ends of the metal lines, put the straight hose in over the flared ends with some hose clamps and see if that holds
but ideally i'm looking for someone who makes a nice coupling to connect a steel line to a 3/8" rubber hose. anyone who knows about this please give me a shout.
