Date:         Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:54:54 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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At 11:42 AM 8/21/2010, Loren Busch wrote:
>them.  And hoses flex under pressure absorbing/using some of the pressure in
>the system.  And they flex even more as they deteriorate, get softer.

This shouldn't be an issue for the steering -- it's a flowing system,
not a static one like brakes and clutch.  The response might be
fractionally slower, but I doubt anyone could tell the difference.

Yours,
David

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