When does it ever end
While test driving after exchanging the rear springs, I noticed that the power steering was whining louder than "normal", admittedly this has been leaking for quite some time, and such a dirty mess that I really didn't want to deal with it
In fact, I am embarrassed to say that the power steering hydraulics have never been serviced in 42 years, 32 of which were under my care
So everything came out, including the pump, which itself is actually in good shape
The low pressure hoses were what's been leaking, as all of the clamps were a bit on the loose side
Those got replaced, but the high pressure hose is also actually in very good condition and is being reused, that plus the fact that replacements are over half a grand, assuming you can find one
The filter was also binned, but also NLA are the reservoir cover gaskets
The first set of pix show the "before" condition and how things cleaned up before painting
Oh, yes, the frame rail and battery tray and surrounding area also got repainted, the latter matching, this time
The second set of photos all of the masking of harnesses, repaint, hose installation and final assembly
Power steering hydraulics refresh - Plus :)
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Re: Power steering hydraulics refresh - Plus :)
Very nice work Bobbo. Well worth the effort to clean and repaint that area.Too bad about the NLA filter and gasket. That seems like two very silly items to be NLA. Hopefully someone else decides to make them