Power steering Leak
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Melting Slicks
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Power steering Leak
Is there a common place for the power steering system to leak besides the rack as I replaced that. Im thinking that it is my high pressure line but I would like to know if there is something else I should be looking at.
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It's probably the high pressure line. Mine really started to leak so I swapped on a used one I had, so I could drive the car over the weekend, and it leaked too. They leak right through the hose itself. The high pressure line, the spring and crossmember where the spring mounts will be oil covered on the drivers side.
Peter
Peter
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Melting Slicks
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From: Yorktown Virginia
It's probably the high pressure line. Mine really started to leak so I swapped on a used one I had, so I could drive the car over the weekend, and it leaked too. They leak right through the hose itself. The high pressure line, the spring and crossmember where the spring mounts will be oil covered on the drivers side.
Peter
Peter
how difficult is it to remove the hard line from the pump itself, Im sure it cant be as much work as getting the rack out but I havent looked at it yet.
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It's just tricky reaching in there with a wrench. I actually used a crows foot on the end of a long extension and reached from the bottom.
The rack end is a pain in the *** too. It's the inside line so you have to reach through the wheel well and remove the return line first to get to it.
Peter
The rack end is a pain in the *** too. It's the inside line so you have to reach through the wheel well and remove the return line first to get to it.
Peter
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Melting Slicks
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From: Yorktown Virginia
It's just tricky reaching in there with a wrench. I actually used a crows foot on the end of a long extension and reached from the bottom.
The rack end is a pain in the *** too. It's the inside line so you have to reach through the wheel well and remove the return line first to get to it.
Peter
The rack end is a pain in the *** too. It's the inside line so you have to reach through the wheel well and remove the return line first to get to it.
Peter
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Melting Slicks
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From: Yorktown Virginia
Do you know if the line from autozone is any good? I notice that most every place I looked online for it was around 50$ where autozone was 14$, Im sure its fine but just a little curious.
