replacing power steering hose?

[wishihad1]

hey everybody

well i had a massive power steering leak after wheeling the other day. i personally wasn't able to diagnose it because i had to come back to school right when i was done, and haven't been able to look at it.

but from what it sounded like, a lot of people told me it sounded like the power steering pressure hose. now im sure i could figure it out when i got home, but im going to have limited time to do it, and need to do it fast.

so where exactly does the power steering pressure hose go into the box at, and go to.

any time expectancy on how long this should take to replace.

also for bleeding afterwards. do i just jack the front end up, and turn remove the resivoir cap, and turn the wheels lock to lock, and keep filling?

 

[Jess]

the pressure line threads into the pump on top and goes directly to the box. It should take very little time to replace, but you will probably have to remove the stock air box to get to the steering box.

Make sure to get the o-rings in there or it will leak.

 

[tgoff]

hey everybody

well i had a massive power steering leak after wheeling the other day. i personally wasn't able to diagnose it because i had to come back to school right when i was done, and haven't been able to look at it.

but from what it sounded like, a lot of people told me it sounded like the power steering pressure hose. now im sure i could figure it out when i got home, but im going to have limited time to do it, and need to do it fast.

so where exactly does the power steering pressure hose go into the box at, and go to.

any time expectancy on how long this should take to replace.

also for bleeding afterwards. do i just jack the front end up, and turn remove the resivoir cap, and turn the wheels lock to lock, and keep filling?

This belongs in OEM tech. I would recommend installing a power steering cooler since you are tearing into the system anyway. To bleed jack the vehicle up and remove the low pressure line. Then have someone turn the wheel back and forth as you fill it up.

 

[5-90]

This belongs in OEM tech. I would recommend installing a power steering cooler since you are tearing into the system anyway. To bleed jack the vehicle up and remove the low pressure line. Then have someone turn the wheel back and forth as you fill it up.

Ficksed

Most of the rest of the advice is spot-on, but you will want to get flare nut wrenches! Think of them as a box wrench with one side removed (they grab five sides of the hex,) and I can damn near guarantee that you'll round off the flare nuts of you don't! I don't recall what size offhand, but I know they're metric (I can't go out to my toolbox and look - I've got full sets of them in SAE and ISO...)

 

[TheAlmightySam]

It's not a hard job at all, but I did find that the hoses from WorldPac wouldn't fit on my Jeep. I wound up having to get a hose at the dealership.

 

[martin]

it is an easy job. I did it on my 88 XJ. I got the hoses at Car Quest parts store. They were identical to the ones I removed.

You should have a set of flare wrenches. I also had to use a pair of vice grips to grasp and break loose the fitting. I have to use metric on one end and english tools on the other. Be prepared for that.

I had to pick up hose clamps for the return line. I install the pressure hose to the pump and steering box, then the return hose to the steering box. I had a cap included in the box with the hoses for the nipple on the reservoir. I filled the reservoir with fluid, turned the wheels left and right and had the old fluid run out into a 2 liter soda bottle. I would refill and do it until it ran clear. Took me 3 quarts to get clear fluid. I had the front end off the ground to make it easy to move the steering wheel, I had the engine off and it self flushed.

When installing the hoses make sure you apply some power steering fluid to the O ring before you install it. A good practice to prevent leaks. Also remove the old O ring from the pump and steering box if it comes off the old hose.

when done flushing then connect the return hose to the reservoir and fill with new fluid.

Buy the correct fluid for your vehicle. Look in the owner's manaul and make sure it meets the spec.

 

[5-90]

Since supplier seems to be at issue, get Edelmann or a house-brand part made by Edelmann. I know they fit - they're what I've used before.