Steering slave cylinder hose
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Steering slave cylinder hose
Hi gents i had a slight leak on the slave cylinder .im replacing the hoses .it leaks where the valve to slave cylinder hose connect .from the bolt .i noticed the bolts (or screws ) has a slight angle to it on the slave cylinder just to make things complicated .is it just mine which has angles or do u have urs angled too naturaly? i dont want to strip the new hoses .on the other hand i rebuild the slave cylinder and control valve no matter what u do it ll leak some anyway im sure most of u guys have leaks on that area too .comments are welcomed
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From: Kernersville NC
Hi gents i had a slight leak on the slave cylinder .im replacing the hoses .it leaks where the valve to slave cylinder hose connect .from the bolt .i noticed the bolts (or screws ) has a slight angle to it on the slave cylinder just to make things complicated .is it just mine which has angles or do u have urs angled too naturaly? i dont want to strip the new hoses .on the other hand i rebuild the slave cylinder and control valve no matter what u do it ll leak some anyway im sure most of u guys have leaks on that area too .comments are welcomed
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I've rebuilt the control valve using Wilcox kit and video instructions. Much easier than I anticipated. I was going to rebuild the cylinder but it was scored so I replaced it. I've replaced all the hoses. There is an angle and it was bit tedious to get the hoses threaded on the cylinder. Just work carefully. I have no leaks now for 4 years.
If done properly your power steering will not leak. If you only have a hose leaking, you might just try backing off the nut and then re-tighten it.
The hoses going into the cylinder do have a bit of a pitch to them so just start them by hand... making sure they are threaded correctly.
Willcox
