w60
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Joined:
Dec 2011
Birmingham, AL
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w60
Senior Member
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I've got a power steering leak and steering has begun to get a bit jerky with more whining than normal. I crawled under the car this morning to start looking around and the fitting for the high pressure hose into the rack is very loose.
It wiggles left/right and up/down. I'm about to go do some serious cleaning under there to see if that is actually where the leak is, but my main question is how do you get a wrench on those fittings to tighten them up or take the hoses off??
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TurboCoupe50
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Joined:
Apr 2001
Chesapeake, Va
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Not sure I've ever removed a hose from the rack, but swapping in the 5.0 probably, just been so long I don't remember... The hoses are "O" ringed so are supposed to move...
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Not B Anymore
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Joined:
Apr 2001
Nokesville, VA, USA
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You can get the pressure hose off with everything still bolted up. I think is an 11/16 wrench you need. It shouldn't be excessively tight. I don't know that you can un-bolt the return line without removing rack. And like 50 said - it's supposed to be able to wiggle around.
Brian Leavitt
'86 TC 5-Speed -- MS2x w/COP | 83 lb. injectors | T3/T4 50 Trim Stage 3 .63AR | Full 3" Exhaust - No Cat | Motorsport FMIC | Ranger Roller | Ported E6 | Walbro 255HP | Kirban | 20psi | 120-amp 3G | 8.8" 3.55 rear | '03 Cobra Wheels
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Jeff K
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Joined:
Apr 2001
Milwaukee, WI
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The line is supposed to be "loose" its sealed by an O ring, and is designed to wiggle around.
Jeff Korn
88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
05 Taurus SEL Duratec daily driver
04 Taurus Duratec (wifes car)
02 Pontiac Grand Prix GT
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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