I am exchanging my current power steering pump which is leaking, for a different one which of course does not leak.
I went to remove the pressure hoses off the top (soft metal tubing). One of them came off just fine. The other mother ******* son of a bitch won't budge. I accidentally rounded two corners on the nut trying to break it loose. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif It won't move. And yes, I was turning it the right way and yes I did use a spray lubricant, to no avail. I need to be able to reuse these if possible. Any suggestions? If I can get a hold of new metal tubing and the nuts for these I can just cut the hoses and install different ones also but I would rather not. Any help? Is it difficult to change out the power rack for a manual one? That maybe my next option is just get rid of the power steering all together. Greg |
try vise grips.
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They would have to be a pretty small pair to fit into the area. My strut tower bar goes right acroos the top and that was a bitch in itself to install because it braces with the firewall. I don't want to remove it. But I will try. Thanks
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I have my power steering pump removed. why don't you want to remove yours? its not hard to drive at all.
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I would love to remove it. Do you have to change out the power steering rack for a manual one or can you just remove the pump?
Not having the power steering fluid flowing through the power steering rack won't harm anything? Greg |
Also, do you just cap off the hoses or completely remove them?
Greg |
You don't HAVE to change the rack. I removed the lines and pump. Then I used bolts to block off the holes. I wish the rx7club was up. We have a butt load of writeups over there. :(
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You have to loop the lines on the rack too keep the seal from blowing out...unless you're me and like to ruin stuff.
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So, you take the pressure lines from the pump and loop them with the return line that goes back to the pump? Any fluid in this loop?
Greg |
http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.ph...=power+steering
here you go. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR damn hackers hit up the supra forum. :-/ Good luck. |
Leave the fluid in the rack for lubrication.
You cap the hoses/holes where the link comes into the rack, on the driver's side of the car and you loop the lines on the rack itself, down by the oil pan. |
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