Power steering leaking,please help

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Jul 4, 2009 | 11:43 AM

Billysvette

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Power steering leaking,please help

Guys i put power steering on my car and its leaking somewhere,i cant tell where,maybe one of the hoses,can someone post a oic on how the hoses hook up,maybe i have one of them wrong.this is all new parts,i changed my car over from non power steering.This is the only problem i have left from my,almost, whole car rebuild.Thanks Bill

Jul 4, 2009 | 11:48 AM

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Heres one at the bottom of this thread for the cyl and valve.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...-steering.html

Jul 4, 2009 | 12:26 PM

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Heres one at the bottom of this thread for the cyl and valve.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...-steering.html

Thanks so much,i do have it right,it must be a hose leaking,but when i put it up on jack stands it doesnt leak ,and when i drive it on the road for a little bit it leaks somewhere.

The hose is the only thing i can think must be leaking some how.

Jul 4, 2009 | 12:33 PM

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Thanks so much,i do have it right,it must be a hose leaking,but when i put it up on jack stands it doesnt leak ,and when i drive it on the road for a little bit it leaks somewhere.

The hose is the only thing i can think must be leaking some how.

Its possible to come out the top of the control valve right at the joint where it connects to the pitman arm. When the car is jacked up the pressure is minimal, I usually clean everything off and put the car down and lay down and have someone turn the wheel and look in from the side and watch for leaks.

Jul 4, 2009 | 12:33 PM

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Leaking

Check to hoses from the pump to the valve..
the sometimes get pinched and split if they are not held away from the bracket or frame...
Heavy zip ties work well!
Good Luck

Last edited by BHRIG; Jul 4, 2009 at 12:34 PM. Reason: additional info

Jul 4, 2009 | 01:22 PM

Billysvette

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Thanks for your help guys and i did have the wife turn the wheel as it was running and i think i found the leak,it wasnt the power steering lines, it was a leak right next to the lines that was coming from the oil pan bolt hole.The oil and steering fluid are clear colored and i couldnt tell.i couldnt smell the difference either.I have a stoker oil pan and i could not put a bolt in all the bolt holes,because of the widening of the oil pan for a stoker engine.Now what do i do the stop it leaking out that hole ?

Jul 4, 2009 | 01:25 PM

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Can you get an Allen head type in there ?

Jul 4, 2009 | 05:08 PM

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Can you get an Allen head type in there ?

I have allen heads in most of them ,2 of them i cant.I cleaned out the bolt holes with starting fluid and squirted weather strip glue up in holes and ran a screw in behind it.Dont know,crossing my fingers