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From: Nickname unavailable on 26 Jun 2010 09:06
Thanks guys.

Duncan: The pipe is about 6 foot long and consists of 5 alternating
sections of hydraulic rubber and rigid metal. No luck at my 2 local
Scrap yards.

Picture here:
http://hpjw.co.uk/pspipe.jpg

Just out of interest, what is this pipe actually for? It goes from the
PS pump and back, without seemingly doing anything! Somebody said it
was to cool the fluid, but it doesnt go to a radiator or anything
cooly*. There is a rubber section (on picture arrowed "what is this
bit?") at its furthest point but I think that's just a mounting bush
in the middle of the metal section.

Next plan is to try that Alfa (llfa?) tape mentioned by Paul.

If that fails then I'll try cutting the section out and replacing with
fuel hose and jubilee clips. Altough I'm confident about that. Will
this be adequate for the pressure?

Last option is a new pipe, but apart from the £130, it looks a
nightmare to get the spanner in to the end-fittings.

Steve
*yes, that is a real word actually... ;-)
From: Stu on 26 Jun 2010 17:18
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:06:06 -0700 (PDT), Nickname unavailable
<steveonholiday1(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Thanks guys.
>
>Duncan: The pipe is about 6 foot long and consists of 5 alternating
>sections of hydraulic rubber and rigid metal. No luck at my 2 local
>Scrap yards.
>
>Picture here:
>http://hpjw.co.uk/pspipe.jpg
>
>Just out of interest, what is this pipe actually for? It goes from the
>PS pump and back, without seemingly doing anything! Somebody said it
>was to cool the fluid, but it doesnt go to a radiator or anything
>cooly*. There is a rubber section (on picture arrowed "what is this
>bit?") at its furthest point but I think that's just a mounting bush
>in the middle of the metal section.
>
>Next plan is to try that Alfa (llfa?) tape mentioned by Paul.
>
>If that fails then I'll try cutting the section out and replacing with
>fuel hose and jubilee clips. Altough I'm confident about that. Will
>this be adequate for the pressure?
>
>Last option is a new pipe, but apart from the �130, it looks a
>nightmare to get the spanner in to the end-fittings.
>
>Steve
>*yes, that is a real word actually... ;-)
I'm pretty sure the reason for the pipes traversing the engine bay is
for cooling and that the system relies on the pipework alone to
dissipate enough heat. Perhaps the rubber bit is a bypass for an
optional fluid cooler, only used on quicker models?

It looks as though the leak could originate from the joint between the
steel pipe and the rubber piece, so it might be worth looking for a
way to seperate the two. I'm guessing that this part of the system
forms the return from the rack to the resevoir, so the pressure at
this point should be relatively low. You never know, it might be
something as cheap and simple as an O-ring?


Stu
From: Nickname unavailable on 27 Jun 2010 06:14
>
> It looks as though the leak could originate from the joint between the
> steel pipe and the rubber piece, so it might be worth looking for a
> way to seperate the two. I'm guessing that this part of the system
> forms the return from the rack to the resevoir, so the pressure at
> this point should be relatively low. You never know, it might be
> something as cheap and simple as an O-ring?
>
> Stu

After the pic was taken I cleaned up the pipe with solvent and
sandpaper. The leak was coming from a random pit in the rust halfway
along the straight section. Which makes me worry that the rest of the
pipe may not be far behind rotting through. I worry that I might
actually break the pipe as I try and put on that alfa tape really
tight.
From: Nickname unavailable on 27 Jun 2010 17:12
Thanks Paul. Sounds like a good idea. That is now plan H if plan G,
the Alfa tape doesn't work.

From: Andrew Morton on 29 Jun 2010 06:00
Nickname unavailable wrote:
[Re: power steering pipe ]
> New pipe is �130!
>
> The local ford dismantlers "dont keep any hoses mate, we just cut
> through them" eh? Maybe I described it wrongly and he misunderstood?

Tell them how much a new one is and they might start keeping them!

--
Andrew


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