good hose to use for power steering?

[shane96ranger]

i dont need to buy any more hose, i have about 20 feet of it in my garage, the same stuff that came off it. the 2 hose clamps slow down the leak for sure, but the bitch still leaks! i had her completely full and went out the driveway and by the time i came back she was dead empty, no longer than 2 minutes for sure

Are you sure the hose is the right size? It should be snug going over the ends.

 

[Boggin]

yes it is snug,, it dont make sense to me. its so simple yet so stupid. with 2 clamps on there as tight as it can go, youd think it wouldnt leak

 

[shane96ranger]

That's odd, I've never had that issue. If I did though, I would probably try to put a thin film of Permatex #2 gasket maker around the metal hose, and the nipple.

Autozone does sell a return line which is the metal pipe and it comes with rubber hose as well. I don't recall if it attaches any differently than stock though.

 

[Boggin]

damn, i forgot about gasket maker! ill try that today

 

[Boggin]

just found this, perfect example of where the leak is

 

[shane96ranger]

The search on AZ's site is not working for me at the moment. But I looked at the one Napa carries and it looks like it's a hose clamp as well.

I'm not sure if this will work.....

http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Detail.aspx?A=NPS71895_0249328863&An=599001+101988+50028+2028008#

 

[Boggin]

yup that looks eaxactly like the hoses that are on there now

 

[shane96ranger]

Maybe for 15 bucks it would be cheaper/easier to go this route, LOL.

 

[Boggin]

ok well there neither napa in my little town and i wont be going to the next town over very soon where they do have it, but my brother is in the city now until saturday so i will give him the part number and get him to bring it home then. thanks alot man!

 

[Boggin]

oh and +1 rep for ya!

 

[shane96ranger]

No worries. I doubt their connection will leak on you, so I'd probably go that route if I were in your shoes. Good Luck!

 

[Boggin]

yup. new parts is always better anyways, espically since its a restore project, rather get the new one that get em off the other old truck

 

[shane96ranger]

oh and +1 rep for ya!

Thank you!

 

[Boggin]

after reading that description it says it contains 1 hose, does that mean the 1 kit as in both hoses or just literally 1 hose , like the steel one or the rubber one?

 

[shane96ranger]

after reading that description it says it contains 1 hose, does that mean the 1 kit as in both hoses or just literally 1 hose , like the steel one or the rubber one?

I think since it's already clamped on there, they mean the whole thing (as a unit).