Low pressure power steering hose replacement other than OEM?

[toddsmith1]

Ok,

I have searched for the last 30 minutes looking for a replacement for 44348-60170. I can't find 3/4" power steering hose in bulk in any local auto parts store. I don't want to pay $25 plus shipping for about 18" of straight hose.

What have others/you used for a non OEM replacement?

 

[coax]

I was able to get some sort of Gates multi purpose / bulk hose at napa for the low pressure lines.

 

[toddsmith1]

I will go by tomorrow and see what they have. The only thing I have been able to find in 3/4" size says "heater hose" on it.

 

[gahi]

3/8 transmission line from Napa. You'll need new clamps to go with it. The stock ones are too big.

 

[Tools R Us]

For the reservoir hose, we use 5/8" TOC (transmission oil cooler) hose, takes ~1'.

 

[NLXTACY]

I have some cloth braided Aeroquip power steering hose that I can send you if you want it. I should still have about another three feet of it.

Edit: I have like 8ft of it.

 

[NLXTACY]

 

[Qball]

I have some cloth braided Aeroquip power steering hose that I can send you if you want it. I should still have about another three feet of it.

Edit: I have like 8ft of it.

Joey, save me a bit! After seeing your hard your old lower pressure hose was the PS hoses are now on my radar.


...Misspelled via IH8MUD app

 

[NLXTACY]

Joey, save me a bit! After seeing your hard your old lower pressure hose was the PS hoses are now on my radar.

I actually have both. I think I still have about 5ft of the 3/8" Aeroquip cloth braided hose. I would need to verify that one though. You are welcome to whatever you need.

 

[OGBeno]

What a world a difference 2014 is vs 2005, por exemplo.

 

[Kernal]

Which part number is the aeroquip hose?

 

[NLXTACY]

What a world a difference 2014 is vs 2005, por exemplo.

I wasn't part of a Mud is 2005

 

[NLXTACY]

Which part number is the aeroquip hose?

I can't really tell. I've had it for a couple years now and bought it from the hydraulic shop that makes custom hydraulic hoses for industrial applications. See if you can tell. This is the larger 3/4" 5/8" hose.

 

[toddsmith1]

Joey, you have a PM.

 

[blkprj80]

Do these hoses get so hard from the original brown PS fluid, or will the Dexron III turn my brand new OEM hoses into tubular shaped rocks in a few years?

 

[ChaseTruck]

Ok,

I have searched for the last 30 minutes looking for a replacement for 44348-60170. I can't find 3/4" power steering hose in bulk in any local auto parts store. I don't want to pay $25 plus shipping for about 18" of straight hose.

What have others/you used for a non OEM replacement?

When we needed to do this ~7 hours in on White Rim Road in Canyonlands NP, we used some (5/8"?) hose out of the boonie box in my K5 Blazer

 

[NLXTACY]

Do these hoses get so hard from the original brown PS fluid, or will the Dexron III turn my brand new OEM hoses into tubular shaped rocks in a few years?

I don't know the answer but I will say that I installed new 3/8 hose when my ps pump was replaced four years ago. My hoses were tubular rocks now.

 

[blkprj80]

"My hoses were tubular rocks now." NLXTACY

were = are ?

Mine are only 1.5 years old, and already "firming up". So, yeah, maybe Dex isn't any better. Any synthetic fluid options that won't kill the rubber?

 

[LFD2037]

1 of y'all says it's 3/4", one says 5/8" & 2 say it's 3/8". Y'all got me paranoid now so I'm going to replace mine but am now confused on the correct ID!!!!!

 

[gahi]

different sizes used for the low pressure lines. The two small ones that go to the paper clip cooler are the 3/8" ones.