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leaky power steering pressure hose (pump to rack)

posted by  anderssj on  Tue Jan 6 04:15 CST 2009
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Hi All,

The pressure-side power steering hose in my 5.0 Volvo has developed a leak. This is the original hose provided as part of the Ross Converse kit back in fall of 1995; it has twist-type "couplers" that allowed the use of the Volvo banjo bolt on the steering rack end and the Ford pump fitting on the other end.

Anybody have the part number for this hose? Did the newer kits also use this hose or did Ross provide a different part over time? Would it be possible to use a new Ford/Mustang hose and add the Volvo banjo fitting?

Thanks in advance for your help--and happy New Year!

Best,

Steve A-








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    leaky power steering pressure hose (pump to rack)

    posted by  anderssj on  Fri Jan 16 09:38 CST 2009
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    sorry, I goofed up the last post . . . .

    I got out a big magnifying glass and found that my original converse hose had "parker" brand fittings. Found our local Parker dealer (B&B Hose, Hampton VA), and 10 minutes (and $26) later I had a new 3000 psi line with the proper compression fittings (10mm for the volvo end, 3/8 inch for the ford end). I put a newer style outlet fitting in the ford pump, which allowed me to use the newer ford line with the plastic seal (line from a 91 taurus worked well--cleaned up the routing somewhat too. Got it all installed on WED after work, no leaks (touch wood).

    I plan to flush the entire PS system within a few weeks . . . .

    Thanks for the help and advice!

    Best,

    Steve A-








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    leaky power steering pressure hose (pump to rack)

    posted by  Volvo From Heck on  Tue Jan 6 07:40 CST 2009
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    Bring your hose to a truck parts and/or repair center. They are likely to have the parts and equipment to renew your hose. I had a similiar problem with the pressure hose on my VolvOldsmobile (luckily for me I could use a standard 240 hose) as it passed close to my exhaust manifold--covered it with a heat resistant sleeve purchased at a truck specialty parts house.








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      leaky power steering pressure hose (pump to rack)

      posted by  anderssj on  Tue Jan 6 09:01 CST 2009
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      Thanks--I think that will be the way I have to go . . . .

      I stopped by a hydraulic shop earlier today and they said they could do the job, but would need the existing hose--and that it might take more than a day.

      Because the car is my daily driver, I was hoping to avoid any down time by finding out the PN on the original Converse set-up, and making up a new/replacement part for a "quick" remove and replace.

      Oh well . . .

      Thanks for the input!

      Steve A-










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        leaky power steering pressure hose (pump to rack)

        posted by  xsvolvo on  Tue Jan 6 13:08 CST 2009
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        I believe that these are custom hoses, so there is no part number per-se. You could purchase a Volvo hose from a Volvo dealer for the rack side, then purchase a Ford hose for the pump side, and have a hydraulics fabricator put the pieces together.

        However, if you can arrange to do so, it's a lot easier to just give the existing hose to the fabricator and let them make a copy. This is what I did for my 740.

        In any event you should get a new copper washer for the rack side, and then be very careful when you torque the hose fitting in place as it is easy to over-torque and crack it. (Can you guess how I know this?)








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          leaky power steering pressure hose (pump to rack)

          posted by  anderssj on  Thu Jan 8 08:42 CST 2009
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          Thanks--I'll be taking the hose in to the hydraulic shop later this week.

          Best,

          Steve A-








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            posted by  wongg3 on  Thu Jan 8 10:48 CST 2009
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            There also must be some way to make up a hose from Aeroquip parts, but I haven't looked into the thread sizes, etc. That might end up costing more than a hydraulic shop, but it would probably look cooler, and you could do it yourself.

            Greg







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