Have any of you replaced your power steering hoses?
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This is a crappy pic I cropped from one i took over the weekend of my intercooler setup. But you can see the machined fitting on the right where the big black plastic feed fitting use to be. And on the left is the high psi line that I remade out of thin wall stainless tube and bent/flared for -6AN which goes under the intake manifold then down the transmission straight into the p/s rack.
Last edited by kmurphy; 09-26-2011 at 07:18 PM.
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ok I see now. Your fitting would only work if I too were using steel tubing. got it.
still very nice to see! people claim to "mod"ify their cars. you actually do.
still very nice to see! people claim to "mod"ify their cars. you actually do.
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It doesnt work with just steel tubing. My fitting is the one thats not even hooked up to anything. That banjo fitting connected to the stainless tube you see is a off the shelf fitting. If you want i have my old earls powersteering hose setup that i'll sell you. All you need is that banjo fitting and the 14/16mm (forget which one it is x1.5mm metric to -6AN adapter.
I'll take pics tomorrow of the line and post it up. It uses earls braided power steering lines and the power steering AN fittings with it.
Id say most people just bolt crap on their car and call it built, but seems more like there car is just "re-assembled" when they didnt actually build anything except the thought to modify their car. What I may think is a "built" car is probably way different than what most other people think a "built' car is. I dont even consider my car "that" built. I think of new useful parts, design them, and build them...its what i enjoy. I just wish I was more patient with my car, when it comes time to building stuff for my car I rush things and become impatient and things dont come out well.
I'll take pics tomorrow of the line and post it up. It uses earls braided power steering lines and the power steering AN fittings with it.
Id say most people just bolt crap on their car and call it built, but seems more like there car is just "re-assembled" when they didnt actually build anything except the thought to modify their car. What I may think is a "built" car is probably way different than what most other people think a "built' car is. I dont even consider my car "that" built. I think of new useful parts, design them, and build them...its what i enjoy. I just wish I was more patient with my car, when it comes time to building stuff for my car I rush things and become impatient and things dont come out well.
Last edited by kmurphy; 09-26-2011 at 10:30 PM.
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Being that I hate banjos, I just used the 14x1.5mm oring male to -6AN male adapter which has the same thread pitch as the banjo bolt and eliminates that stuff all together, but good lord your stuff is baller.
I would _love_ AN fittings on the reservoir and on the return line though, it would make it so easy to put in a PS cooler, AND change out the PS fluid without a huge mess.
I'd love all aluminum/stainless fluid tanks actually
I would _love_ AN fittings on the reservoir and on the return line though, it would make it so easy to put in a PS cooler, AND change out the PS fluid without a huge mess.
I'd love all aluminum/stainless fluid tanks actually
Last edited by code3suby; 09-27-2011 at 01:17 AM.
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OE replacements will run you around $300......
Only one way to fix it in my opinion:
I can PM you the parts list from summit racing, cost about $50 for the high pressure line setup, and you can do both high and low pressure for around $80. I got a longer high pressure to route it along the back of the block and under the intake manifold away from the turbo, which is a source of overheating for the power steering system (causes failures and fires!) It also reduces the 7 points of failure that the stock system has.
If you don't feel like being crafty and parting the stuff together, P&L motorsports makes a high pressure hose complete for 90 bucks, but I paid 10 bucks less for both and I already did the work lol.
Only one way to fix it in my opinion:
I can PM you the parts list from summit racing, cost about $50 for the high pressure line setup, and you can do both high and low pressure for around $80. I got a longer high pressure to route it along the back of the block and under the intake manifold away from the turbo, which is a source of overheating for the power steering system (causes failures and fires!) It also reduces the 7 points of failure that the stock system has.
If you don't feel like being crafty and parting the stuff together, P&L motorsports makes a high pressure hose complete for 90 bucks, but I paid 10 bucks less for both and I already did the work lol.
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Edit: figured it out. Let's see how this goes
I'm hoping this fixes my loss of power steering because I already replaced everything else including the pump and rack/pinion
I'm hoping this fixes my loss of power steering because I already replaced everything else including the pump and rack/pinion
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That line isn't right for power steering. The pressure rating is way too low for the HP side.
You need Power Steering specific hose like
https://www.holley.com/products/plum...steering_hose/
I'm a little rusty, but I believe there are some specific fittings for PS hose too
Edit... yep, there are
http://www.anplumbing.com/Hose+Ends/...eering-37.html
You need Power Steering specific hose like
https://www.holley.com/products/plum...steering_hose/
I'm a little rusty, but I believe there are some specific fittings for PS hose too
Edit... yep, there are
http://www.anplumbing.com/Hose+Ends/...eering-37.html
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That line isn't right for power steering. The pressure rating is way too low for the HP side.
You need Power Steering specific hose like
https://www.holley.com/products/plum...steering_hose/
I'm a little rusty, but I believe there are some specific fittings for PS hose too
Edit... yep, there are
AN Power Steering Hose Ends | ANplumbing.com
You need Power Steering specific hose like
https://www.holley.com/products/plum...steering_hose/
I'm a little rusty, but I believe there are some specific fittings for PS hose too
Edit... yep, there are
AN Power Steering Hose Ends | ANplumbing.com
Low pressure is 14mm x 1.5 then I assume?
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