HELP NEEDED tonight - Power Steering (possible screw up)

[peesalot]

I agree a heat shield on that return would probably save you a bad day in the future.

 

[Last Flight Out]

Put the cap on the reservoir and drive it. If it's not growning any air will work it's way out. You may want to use some of this type of Heat Shroud Aluminized Sleeving Heat Shield around the hoses.

The pressure line and return line for power steering?

 

[mrboatman]

Mainly the return line but it is cheap enough I did both lines.

 

[Engineer8000]

Fuuuuuu!!!! Cannot believe that harbor freight sells this set of line wrenches with the 16mm not included!!!

It’s over for today. Dead stop. Going to drink….

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I felt the same way recently. Went to HF to get a 6 point 18mm socket. Looked all over and could only find a deep socket, the 6 point sets all excluded the 18mm for some reason. Went over to the impact tools and there it was.

The air will work it's way out.

16mm is an odd size.

 

[Last Flight Out]

Took it for a quick spin around my hood and drove perfectly fine. In fact I’m now convinced that I’ve had this leak happening over the period of the last couple weeks where my steering was harder to navigate in my driveway and now their things been buttoned up, the steering is effortless. I guess I got used to hard steering and just didn’t think about it until I looked for leaks. Crossing fingers this is done the job and couldn’t have done it with everybody in this thread.

 

[Last Flight Out]

And as a follow up…thank you for the rec on the heat shield. PITA after lines are in. Bloody knuckles.

 

[mrboatman]

That return line needs to be wrapped also.

 

[Last Flight Out]

That return line needs to be wrapped also.

Yup just needed to bandage up my hand.