11-03-2017, 09:20 AM
(11-01-2017, 07:49 AM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: So, my power steering lines have pooped the bed. Possibly due to a mistake on my part, possibly due to these being prone to corroding and failing.
So far, the leak is only on a low pressure return line that is a "hard line" with a rubber coating on it. While diagnosing it, I made the hole worse and managed to introduce air into the system. I'm getting tires on it right now and managed to limp it here before the reservoir went dry. The pump is very loud now and the fluid is foaming up and the steering gets tight. Hopefully a bleed will take care of that. To say I'm upset is an understatement.
The worst part is, to replace all of the lines would be entirely too much money considering upcoming bills. I'm trying to just replace this one line that failed and see where it gets me, but I can't find confirmation on what the part number is.
I believe it is #12 here, but the diagram doesn't look exactly like what it does in the car.
http://toyotapartsestore.com/2007-toyota...s-8416245/
Are there any shops around here that could make that line for me? I really don't want to spend $80 on that.
Here is the line in the car with the patch I attempted so I could limp it a mile down 7. This is the driver side, that's the battery and the ac compressor. Opposite the side with the PS pump.
If you know the size of the fittings and hose it's pretty easy to find the adapters and make a braided line for it (or buy one pre-assembled). I gave Jeff a really nice flare tool that make hardlines from 3/16"-3/8" + 4.75mm. You'd still have to order a reel of hardline and right fittings but with the old line to use as a reference, it can re-made in no time at all.