On my Chevy Monte Carlo, I had to cut the line to get it out. I just
used a length of power steering hose and screw clamps to tie it back
together. Works fine no leaks after a year.
George Richardson
Key Men - Keys for Classics
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1957 Triumph TR3
1961 Jaguar Mark 2
1975 Triumph TR6
1997 Land Rover Discovery
On 3/26/2016 12:49 PM, Mark Hooper wrote:
> I am working on my 2006 Cadillac DTS.
>
> When I retrieved it where it had been hidden for 2 years, I discovered that
> the power-steering return line had rusted through. The return line is
> actually an insane zig-zag of metal tubing and rubber pipes clamped together
> running around the base of the engine bay.
>
> I managed to get the old part out in three pieces by cutting the hose parts.
> From what I can find online, GM dealer instructions drop the entire motor
> sub-frame to replace the part! Yeah well, that's not going to happen.
>
> The part I bought has small crimp clamps (Oetiker) holding the hose to the
> metal piping. Can I just remove two of the clamps and then replace them with
> stainless Jubilee clamps (worm screw)after putting the part in place in
> sections?
>
> i.e. How much pressure is there on the return line of the power steering? It
> looks like not much, but it sure leaked out fast enough.
>
> Follow-up question: Why does the return line seem to go out of its way to
> parallel the exhaust manifold an inch or so away for 8" and then come back to
> position for returning to the p/s pump? Is it some sort of oil warming trick
> for the winter, or did the engineer's arm get jogged while drawing the design?
>
> Mark Hooper
> 72 TR6
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