teal95
Joined:
Dec 2002
Grass Lake, MI
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I replaced the steering rack in the gold car last weekend. It was leaking out the passenger end bad enough that I had to put fluid in it every day. Needless to say the underside of the car on that side is well lubed. I got the rack in and when I went to bleed it I had a major leak. After getting Dad to get in the car and start it for a couple of seconds while I watched the fittings I found it was the pressure line. As the line was tight I decided to take it off again to check the o-ring at the bottom. It wasn't there. After some fishing in the fitting in the rack I retrieved the o-ring and compared it to the one I took out after I retrieved it from the trash can. The new one was bigger, it's no wonder it fell off. I put the old one back on but then ran into a problem. The teflon seals at the top of the line was destroyed from taking it off again. And now I can't find the teflon seals anywhere. Any ideas on where to get the seals?
steve
'83 & '84 GT turbo EEC-Tuner
'85.5 & '86 SVO twEECer
2x '87 & '88 TC QuarterHorse
'93 LX 5.0 notch Moates chips
3x '95 & '96 GT
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87TurboBobby
Joined:
Dec 2006
Colquitt,Georgia
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I had a friend that worked at Advance Auto Parts and he robbed the seals off a new power steering pressure hose for me. That is the only place I could find them. Worked great after that with no leaks.
90 Mustang GT Vert.
95 Mustang Vert
04 F150 Heritage
92 Chevy Silverado
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vegas_ss
Joined:
Jun 2005
Las Vegas, NV
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If you have a harbor freight store in your area, they have assortments of O rings and seals including teflon. You have to buy the kit (different size assortment) but they aren't too much $$$.
1987 TC, 5sp, Boport Stage 3 Head/2.1 Cam
1996 Impala SS, DCM, Borla Cat Back, too much other stuff!!! (SOLD)
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP 6M, 6.2l LS3, Kooks Long Tube, Hi Flo Cats, Mild Cam
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teal95
Joined:
Dec 2002
Grass Lake, MI
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I couldn't find them at Harbor Freight but I found that they are available from Ford. The part numbers are 388897-S and 388898-S.
steve
'83 & '84 GT turbo EEC-Tuner
'85.5 & '86 SVO twEECer
2x '87 & '88 TC QuarterHorse
'93 LX 5.0 notch Moates chips
3x '95 & '96 GT
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BJL
Joined:
Apr 2001
Williamstown, New Jersey
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the local auto parts store (not a chain, its a mom and pop's type store) has a bunch of these in stock under the "help!" brand, i always keep a few packs in my tool box for the times i stretch them to much putting them on...
Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
Slightly Modified
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87TurboBobby
Joined:
Dec 2006
Colquitt,Georgia
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Brian,
You don't happen to know the Help part number do you? I'd like to get a pack or to to keep on hand.
Thanks
90 Mustang GT Vert.
95 Mustang Vert
04 F150 Heritage
92 Chevy Silverado
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(06-07-2008, 10:49 AM)87TurboBobby Wrote: Brian,
You don't happen to know the Help part number do you? I'd like to get a pack or to to keep on hand.
Thanks
Only delayed by 12 years, but I think it is 82540.
1931 Deluxe Coupe
1949 Club Coupe
1951 F-1
1971 Torino GT Convertible
1988 Thunderbird Turbocoupe
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teal95
Joined:
Dec 2002
Grass Lake, MI
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I don't even have that car anymore, but I do have it's replacement still. I have a bunch of Fox Mustangs though so I'm sure I'll still need it again at some point.
steve
'83 & '84 GT turbo EEC-Tuner
'85.5 & '86 SVO twEECer
2x '87 & '88 TC QuarterHorse
'93 LX 5.0 notch Moates chips
3x '95 & '96 GT
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