Borgenson replacement hoses.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Sierra Foothills CA
After reading how stiff and difficult they were, I was prepared to really battle the hoses. However, once I found the best way to route them I simply used one hand to take tension off of the end while I threaded the fittings with the other hand. It didn't happen the first time but it didn't take long at all. I made sure not to tighten any of them until they were all started. The hose w/o an end fitting, that slides over the tube on the PS pump, was tough to slide on. That took more effort than the rest and at least a dozen grunts before it was on far enough to be comfortable with. In any case, it's very do-able and I figured those hoses were probably going to live a long life because they're so beefy. 
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 992
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From: Baldwinsville, NY
I second the Parker Store for hoses, they sould have a super flexable hose. You may want to buy the fittings and hose unassembled. Install the fittings, mount the hose to one fitting, route the hose to the seconed fitting, now mark the hose for length and both ends for fitting attachment to the hose, sometimes referred to as fitting angle. Remember that hose has a natural arch to it from bing stored on a reel. Then you will have go back to store to have the fittings crimped on.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 1,432
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From: Oxford CT
After reading how stiff and difficult they were, I was prepared to really battle the hoses. However, once I found the best way to route them I simply used one hand to take tension off of the end while I threaded the fittings with the other hand. It didn't happen the first time but it didn't take long at all. I made sure not to tighten any of them until they were all started. The hose w/o an end fitting, that slides over the tube on the PS pump, was tough to slide on. That took more effort than the rest and at least a dozen grunts before it was on far enough to be comfortable with. In any case, it's very do-able and I figured those hoses were probably going to live a long life because they're so beefy.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: The only Corvettes in Highett Victoria
AN fittings
540,
I have a Hydroboost and a Holden master cylinder thrown in, but for you, I would recommend considering this. Before the HB, I didn't like the 180 degree bend that I had to put in the return line to make it fit onto the return nipple on the pump, so I thought about making it easier. There are two ways to do this.
One is to remove the pump, drain it and unsolder the return nipple ( that points down at about 4 o'clock looking from the rear ) and rotate it about 180 degrees so that it points up at about 10 o'clock and re-solder it in. Then you just cut the return line accordingly and there is no bend in the return line.
What I ended up doing was to remove the return nipple entirely and braze in a dash 6 AN male fitting that pointed straight out to the rear. Then I had a dash 6 AN female fitting ( with a 90 degree bend ) fitted onto the shortened rubber return line. This made fitting the return line as easy as pie.
It's a bit of work to remove and replace the pump, but if I was going to do another one, I wouldn't hesitate to do it this way again.
Regards from Down Under.
aussiejohn
I have a Hydroboost and a Holden master cylinder thrown in, but for you, I would recommend considering this. Before the HB, I didn't like the 180 degree bend that I had to put in the return line to make it fit onto the return nipple on the pump, so I thought about making it easier. There are two ways to do this.
One is to remove the pump, drain it and unsolder the return nipple ( that points down at about 4 o'clock looking from the rear ) and rotate it about 180 degrees so that it points up at about 10 o'clock and re-solder it in. Then you just cut the return line accordingly and there is no bend in the return line.
What I ended up doing was to remove the return nipple entirely and braze in a dash 6 AN male fitting that pointed straight out to the rear. Then I had a dash 6 AN female fitting ( with a 90 degree bend ) fitted onto the shortened rubber return line. This made fitting the return line as easy as pie.
It's a bit of work to remove and replace the pump, but if I was going to do another one, I wouldn't hesitate to do it this way again.
Regards from Down Under.
aussiejohn
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,136
Likes: 8
From: Chichester, UK
540,
I have a Hydroboost and a Holden master cylinder thrown in, but for you, I would recommend considering this. Before the HB, I didn't like the 180 degree bend that I had to put in the return line to make it fit onto the return nipple on the pump, so I thought about making it easier. There are two ways to do this.
One is to remove the pump, drain it and unsolder the return nipple ( that points down at about 4 o'clock looking from the rear ) and rotate it about 180 degrees so that it points up at about 10 o'clock and re-solder it in. Then you just cut the return line accordingly and there is no bend in the return line.
What I ended up doing was to remove the return nipple entirely and braze in a dash 6 AN male fitting that pointed straight out to the rear. Then I had a dash 6 AN female fitting ( with a 90 degree bend ) fitted onto the shortened rubber return line. This made fitting the return line as easy as pie.
It's a bit of work to remove and replace the pump, but if I was going to do another one, I wouldn't hesitate to do it this way again.
Regards from Down Under.
aussiejohn
I have a Hydroboost and a Holden master cylinder thrown in, but for you, I would recommend considering this. Before the HB, I didn't like the 180 degree bend that I had to put in the return line to make it fit onto the return nipple on the pump, so I thought about making it easier. There are two ways to do this.
One is to remove the pump, drain it and unsolder the return nipple ( that points down at about 4 o'clock looking from the rear ) and rotate it about 180 degrees so that it points up at about 10 o'clock and re-solder it in. Then you just cut the return line accordingly and there is no bend in the return line.
What I ended up doing was to remove the return nipple entirely and braze in a dash 6 AN male fitting that pointed straight out to the rear. Then I had a dash 6 AN female fitting ( with a 90 degree bend ) fitted onto the shortened rubber return line. This made fitting the return line as easy as pie.
It's a bit of work to remove and replace the pump, but if I was going to do another one, I wouldn't hesitate to do it this way again.
Regards from Down Under.
aussiejohn
Converted the lines to AN6 fittings and it works great!
What you will need is
16mm x 1.5mm O ring fitting
18mm x 1.5mm O ring fitting
3x90* AN6 fittings
Power steering line
And fitting to convert PS pump to AN6 fitting
All parts are available from Russell performance
http://www.russellperformance.com
Make sure to use proper PS parts!
I didn't to start with! Lol
Last edited by C3Paul; May 14, 2014 at 04:38 PM.
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