Power steering pipe
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From: Nickname unavailable on 24 Jun 2010 09:04 Hi, me again... The bodge I did to stop the powersteering pipe (cooling pipe?) from leaking hasn't worked. It's a pipe that comes down from the PS pump, goes to the front of the car and then returns, having seemingly done nothing useful. Anyway, the pipe is sometimes rubber, sometimes metal, and the metal sections are very corroded and it's now leaking at one section. I cleaned up the rust, then tried to stop the leak with a cunning combination of superglue, then some 'non-setting' gasket glue, then fuel hose split and jubilee clipped around it. It's still weeping... I suspect it's v high pressure inside. 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? I havent tried a standard scrap yard yet, but will I need some new 'sealing washers' for each end anyway? Would I be able to buy them seperately? Any other idea to bodge it? I'm not convinced by the 'non-setting' gasket glue. Would epoxy resin or chemical metal be worth a try. I'll be keeping the car for many more years so it needs to be a 'permanent' bodge to be worth it. TIA Steve Fiesta 1999. 1.25 Zetec, 100,000 miles Am I
From: Duncan Wood on 24 Jun 2010 09:08 On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:04:29 +0100, Nickname unavailable <steveonholiday1(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi, me again... > > The bodge I did to stop the powersteering pipe (cooling pipe?) from > leaking hasn't worked. > > It's a pipe that comes down from the PS pump, goes to the front of the > car and then returns, having seemingly done nothing useful. Anyway, > the pipe is sometimes rubber, sometimes metal, and the metal sections > are very corroded and it's now leaking at one section. > > I cleaned up the rust, then tried to stop the leak with a cunning > combination of superglue, then some 'non-setting' gasket glue, then > fuel hose split and jubilee clipped around it. > > It's still weeping... I suspect it's v high pressure inside. > > 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? > > I havent tried a standard scrap yard yet, but will I need some new > 'sealing washers' for each end anyway? Would I be able to buy them > seperately? > > Any other idea to bodge it? I'm not convinced by the 'non-setting' > gasket glue. Would epoxy resin or chemical metal be worth a try. I'll > be keeping the car for many more years so it needs to be a 'permanent' > bodge to be worth it. > > TIA > Steve > Fiesta 1999. 1.25 Zetec, 100,000 miles > > Am I Well if it's a rigid metal pipe then you can get that from the scrappys, if it's a flexible bit then anywhere (e.g. Pirtek) who makes hydraulic hoses will make you one. -- Duncan Wood
From: Paul on 24 Jun 2010 10:17 Nickname unavailable wrote: > Hi, me again... > > The bodge I did to stop the powersteering pipe (cooling pipe?) from > leaking hasn't worked. > > It's a pipe that comes down from the PS pump, goes to the front of the > car and then returns, having seemingly done nothing useful. Anyway, > the pipe is sometimes rubber, sometimes metal, and the metal sections > are very corroded and it's now leaking at one section. > > I cleaned up the rust, then tried to stop the leak with a cunning > combination of superglue, then some 'non-setting' gasket glue, then > fuel hose split and jubilee clipped around it. > > It's still weeping... I suspect it's v high pressure inside. > Wrap it with thin aluminium plate and then jubilee clips? Or this stuff: http://vimeo.com/6294567
From: Mrcheerful on 24 Jun 2010 12:59 Nickname unavailable wrote: > Hi, me again... > > The bodge I did to stop the powersteering pipe (cooling pipe?) from > leaking hasn't worked. > > It's a pipe that comes down from the PS pump, goes to the front of the > car and then returns, having seemingly done nothing useful. Anyway, > the pipe is sometimes rubber, sometimes metal, and the metal sections > are very corroded and it's now leaking at one section. > > I cleaned up the rust, then tried to stop the leak with a cunning > combination of superglue, then some 'non-setting' gasket glue, then > fuel hose split and jubilee clipped around it. > > It's still weeping... I suspect it's v high pressure inside. > > 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? > > I havent tried a standard scrap yard yet, but will I need some new > 'sealing washers' for each end anyway? Would I be able to buy them > seperately? > > Any other idea to bodge it? I'm not convinced by the 'non-setting' > gasket glue. Would epoxy resin or chemical metal be worth a try. I'll > be keeping the car for many more years so it needs to be a 'permanent' > bodge to be worth it. > > TIA > Steve > Fiesta 1999. 1.25 Zetec, 100,000 miles > > Am I cut the pipe and use some suitable hose to rejoin it
From: Mike G on 24 Jun 2010 13:20
"Nickname unavailable" <steveonholiday1(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:b94a8ae1-035a-44fd-b17e-25ad195429f1(a)c33g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... Hi, me again... The bodge I did to stop the powersteering pipe (cooling pipe?) from leaking hasn't worked. It's a pipe that comes down from the PS pump, goes to the front of the car and then returns, having seemingly done nothing useful. Anyway, the pipe is sometimes rubber, sometimes metal, and the metal sections are very corroded and it's now leaking at one section. I cleaned up the rust, then tried to stop the leak with a cunning combination of superglue, then some 'non-setting' gasket glue, then fuel hose split and jubilee clipped around it. It's still weeping... I suspect it's v high pressure inside. 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? I havent tried a standard scrap yard yet, but will I need some new 'sealing washers' for each end anyway? Would I be able to buy them seperately? Any other idea to bodge it? I'm not convinced by the 'non-setting' gasket glue. Would epoxy resin or chemical metal be worth a try. I'll be keeping the car for many more years so it needs to be a 'permanent' bodge to be worth it. Try Yellow Pages, or ring around for a Co that makes hydraulic hoses to order or pattern. Doing that, I replaced two hyd hoses on one of my cars for less than half the price of OEM ones. If you want to keep the car on the road in the meantime, you might be able to get a complete hose from a breakers. Wont matter if it's been cut, as long as it shows the length. Has both end fittings and any between. Mike. |