Power steering hoses

[mtnrgr]

I bought new power steering hoses early October from O'Reilly, the precision brand. Three weeks later both started to leak at the gear box, removed both for warranty exchange. A week before Thanksgiving they were leaking again, exchanged them under warranty again..yesterday they are leaking again..I have talked to my new mechanic, he gave me some ideas..I acted on that and no fix. Is precision hoses garbage?

I have done these over the years and not every had an issue as this. I ordered the gates hoses from O'Reillys. Does anybody know what might be causing this?

I am fed up with this and don't wanna do this again..don't have the funds to have my mechanic do it.

Please help..

 

[franklin2]

I bought new power steering hoses early October from O'Reilly, the precision brand. Three weeks later both started to leak at the gear box, removed both for warranty exchange. A week before Thanksgiving they were leaking again, exchanged them under warranty again..yesterday they are leaking again..I have talked to my new mechanic, he gave me some ideas..I acted on that and no fix. Is precision hoses garbage?

I have done these over the years and not every had an issue as this. I ordered the gates hoses from O'Reillys. Does anybody know what might be causing this?

I am fed up with this and don't wanna do this again..don't have the funds to have my mechanic do it.

Please help..

Possibly what happened to me is happening to you?

Had the same problem on my 1986 with the 2.9. Wet and oily around the fitting on top of the steering box. Bought a new line, cleaned the area up and installed it, no leak. Looked under there a few days later, leaking. Replaced the line, cleaned it all up again with brake cleaner, ran it, not leaking. A few days later, leaking again.

I finally happened to notice the power steering pump was a little damp underneath. Come to find out, the power steering pump was what was leaking, the oil would run around the body of the pump and guess where the lowest part of the pump was where the oil dripped off? Right over top the fitting on top of the gear box. I replaced the pump and it finally dried up, it was not the hose fitting all along, it was the pump.

 

[mikkelstuff]

I quit buying parts store hoses years ago for this very reason - they never last. Instead I converted all to AN fittings and have hoses made up at one of the hydraulic hose shops like a Parker Store.

 

[mtnrgr]

I did the pump in 2018, its not that it's the hoses. I installed the gates hoses last week, been watching over each time it's driven.

 

[Angie]

".don't have the funds to have my mechanic do it."

Hi, this should be something you should be able to track down and fix pretty easily. from yesterday... is it still leaking?

here is what i would do if in this boat ... take a hose and some engine de-greaser (even at a car wash will work) and soak and clean all the parts and the frame for a good cleaning, then give the whole area a good visual look over.

climb underneath and look up for any leaks. if you see something then it is a starting place.

the return hose isn't under much pressure, so that is an easy to spot leak, the other line is under pressure, so have some one turn the wheel while sticking your hand around the line(s) and feeling for wetness.... this will 100% give the leaking area.

if it is the pressured line, i would google hydraulic hose shops near you, take off the hose, (are they the proper fittings?) and get a custom hose made up.

cheers

(just looked your profile... is your truck jacked up? if so, your lines long enough?) 6" Skyjacker, with 1.5" coil spacers, custom radius arms, custom traction bars