Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:25:42 +0000
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From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
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Recommending fuel line for the power steering system is very poor advice. OK for the return side of the system but the pressure side can operate in excess of 1,000 psi. Fuel line just is not right. Hydraulic hose with the correct fittings can be used. As for eliminating the power steering, that may be only for those that like to exscersize. The non power steering van used a larger steering wheel and the knuckles have the tie rods connected in a different location to help reduce the steering effort.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Sisler
Date: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:56 am
Subject: Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> A very common place for the PS to leak is at a PS steel line
> where it
> routs to the right of the egnine. This is a high corrosion area. If
> youhave a 83.5-early 85,your steel coolant tubes are right
> behind the PS
> lines as far as corroding through, goes. That is the bad news.
>
> The good news is that there are several ways to fix the PS
> lines. The
> easiest way is to cut the bad area out and splice in a high
> pressure(fuelline) rubber hose and use hose clamps on each
> end.The corroded area will
> look like the surface of the moon. Easy to find ,even without a
> telescope.
> You can replace the entire PS line and expect lots of work.Use
> rubber fuel
> line and rout it the entire way.You can also put in new metal
> lines. This
> is very expensive.They are 10 feet long. When you find some for sale,
> shipping will be $125 by UPS.I wire wheeled a set and painted
> them with
> POR15 gloss black. Very good ,uncorroded conditon and beautiful
> !! It took
> awhile to sell them because the buyers did not understand the shipping
> costs.
>
> I think you should go with a splice ,if this is your
> problem.Another way
> the PS leaks is at the end of the steering racks life. The seals
> on either
> side of the rack,near the rubber boots will leak.Eventually they leak
> profusely. PS fluid stop leak will not fix it. Best to remove
> the V-belt
> and use non power steering.This is a reasonable fix.I have been
> doing it
> for years.No problems.
>
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