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Mother Of God!
Ok, so changing your power steering pressure hose wasn't as easy as I thought.
For future reference...you'll need a 24mm socket wrench for the TOP and a 25mm WRENCH for the bottom. AutoZone gave me the SE model instead of the GXE model. If anyone is going to attempt this, and needs help - contact me. |
couldn't be as bad as the water pump and such father and i did on the VE this weekend
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Originally posted by Menel couldn't be as bad as the water pump and such father and i did on the VE this weekend changing the PS pump on the mustang is easy.... keeping the lines out of the exhaust on the otherhand.... |
oh geez it was awful
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Originally posted by bijan gxe oh geez it was awful |
Well, you of course need ramps. Basically....it's just like a light bulb except your space is SO LIMITED underneath. A regular rachet wrench will be to bulky to fit. So you'll need a 24mm wrench to get that one down there. MAKE SURE THEY ARE VERY tight before you start driving again. Remember - it's a pressure hose. Any ?s just post up.
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Originally posted by bijan gxe Well, you of course need ramps. Basically....it's just like a light bulb except your space is SO LIMITED underneath. A regular rachet wrench will be to bulky to fit. So you'll need a 24mm wrench to get that one down there. MAKE SURE THEY ARE VERY tight before you start driving again. Remember - it's a pressure hose. Any ?s just post up. Curious - mine on the 89 Max started leaking, so I need to change it out. Another question - where did you get your hose? The local dealers want $210 for the hose - a little pricey, but I've read not to use cheap aftermarket. I can mail order a hose that claims to be true Nissan for 85.... what to do? |
$210??? :rofl: nah - I got mine at AutoZone for $36.
Yeah, 24mm socket, rachet, and 24mm wrench. AND Ramps - always helpful Here's a pic of the top http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...47_74_full.jpg |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by bijan gxe
[B]$210??? :rofl: nah - I got mine at AutoZone for $36. Right - seems a 8 to 1 delta is hard to justify. Good picture - that's right where my hose is leaking :) |
Originally posted by bijan gxe $210??? :rofl: nah - I got mine at AutoZone for $36. Yeah, 24mm socket, rachet, and 24mm wrench. AND Ramps - always helpful Here's a pic of the top http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...47_74_full.jpg |
ramps werent a problem for me.....but then again, the pump is in a different place.
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bijan gxe, where'd you get that FSTB? how much? and what year is your GXE?
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Okay, $45 later (not counting a 24mm wrench and socket, I have a new high pressure power steering hose. The socket was useless on my 89 Maxima - no space. The real difficulty is the tight space and playing the wrench game. Other than that, this swap is no big deal.
oh, tighten the bottom connection first. :) trust me :) |
Originally posted by Cassio bijan gxe, where'd you get that FSTB? how much? and what year is your GXE? I paid $100, cuz he's my friend, and it was used i've got a 1990 w/ 77k miles on it FOR SALE!! |
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