Rack & Pinion Transfer tubing

lone-wolf · Sep 15, 2015

Had a power steering leak and took it to my mechanic to have a look.
Apparently the transfer tubing & it's connections on the R&P is rotten.

Ford tells him the whole R&P needs to be replaced because of this little bit of transfer tubing...

And I can't find any specific part on the internet so far either, just the complete R&P units. Anyone ever encountered this? He said it's a common piece to go, sees it a lot. Sounds like my bill just doubled.

adsm08 · Sep 15, 2015

Nobody makes just those lines. In fact a lot of reman companies have started including nasty little notes with rebuilt racks that say you don't get core credit if those tubes aren't there because they can't get those lines either.

lone-wolf · Sep 15, 2015

adsm08 said:
Nobody makes just those lines. In fact a lot of reman companies have started including nasty little notes with rebuilt racks that say you don't get core credit if those tubes aren't there because they can't get those lines either.

Whelp, that was the worry thanks for confirming.
I got lucky the last visit, ford told him you can't get a cv joint for the front drive shaft, you'd have to buy the complete shaft. I found different.
Luck ran out I guess.

Alberta 7.3 · Sep 23, 2015

Why not try a shop that deals with hydraulic hose and tube? It may not be an exact replica of the part, but I'm sure they can bend and flare a line with the proper fittings.

I do steel hydraulic lines on my tractors when I am rebuilding them. Dealer lines would cost me too much.

lone-wolf · Sep 30, 2015

My mechanic came through! He called the dealership and one of the guys there got the transfer tubing for him somehow, 2 pieces for about $120CAD - better than the $500 for the complete unit.

JiKeidan · Oct 2, 2015

Alberta 7.3 said:
Why not try a shop that deals with hydraulic hose and tube? It may not be an exact replica of the part, but I'm sure they can bend and flare a line with the proper fittings.

I do steel hydraulic lines on my tractors when I am rebuilding them. Dealer lines would cost me too much.

And would probably hold better and last longer too...

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adsm08 · Oct 2, 2015

They may have had a unit that was damaged somehow but the lines were OK and stole them.

One of my plans for when I quit wrenching is to buy a good flare kit and run around to junk yards taking those tubes off damaged racks and starting to replicate them.

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