Power steering control valve issues after install
Team Owner
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Glad that was just an "optical illusion" on the cylinder fitting. The seal joint is the seat at the bottom of that fitting port. Don't put teflon tape or plumbing dope on that fitting. If the seat doesn't seal, nothing else will help it. There are tools made to 'resurface' that kind of seat, if you want to try that. Otherwise, if you can't get it to seal well, a new cylinder is likely the only solution.
P.S. I can't believe that you could actually drive the car with the cylinder ram assembled the way your photo shows!
P.S. I can't believe that you could actually drive the car with the cylinder ram assembled the way your photo shows!
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Racer
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^Should see how fast I was going with it hehehe
Ordered new cylinder AGAIN http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...271_0370944370
Ordered new cylinder AGAIN http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...271_0370944370
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Racer
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Got all the new parts in and just took the 'new' ram off. There is a shard of metal in the seat as seen below! Damaged my hose too. Got a new hose to put on. Should have it all back together tomorrow night to test.
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Racer
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Everything in and working fine! My steering wheel isn't straight, I need to figure out why its off 20 degrees and how to fix it. I have a little bit of fluid on the metal fitting the rubber hose on the retract line from advanced auto parts.. I am going to get a new hose from them.. what a nightmare these leaks are. Drove it into a car show at work today with no problems 
(picture below of car this morning)
(picture below of car this morning)
Last edited by arcticcatmatt; Jun 20, 2012 at 01:46 PM.
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Question about the control valve
Everything in and working fine! My steering wheel isn't straight, I need to figure out why its off 20 degrees and how to fix it. I have a little bit of fluid on the metal fitting the rubber hose on the retract line from advanced auto parts.. I am going to get a new hose from them.. what a nightmare these leaks are. Drove it into a car show at work today with no problems
(picture below of car this morning)
(picture below of car this morning)
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