Power steering leak

mikeadams1985 said:

ah ok, i see wherwe this is heading now haha,was unsure why i was hiting it dead centre,...off outside again i go

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Why not just buy the correct tools,only cost about £15 for the two,makes life so much easier.

Well @gemsdad , not sure why, But If you stand in the front of my D2, facing the engine, I hit the spanner anticlockwise to undo the bolt. wonder why you have to hit yours clockwise???


Cheers

gemsdad said:

Why not just buy the correct tools,only cost about £15 for the two,makes life so much easier.

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cheapest i can find is 20plus postage...plus..wouldnt get it till at least friday, and i only need to remove so access to other parts which i would then need to order...so

but...

hitting flat on the face twice, rotate to next side, hit twice repeat...did this for about 4 sides..and it came right loose! i turned Anti clockwise when facing into the engine bay...

didnt help me out after all that thought..seems the suspect part is under the radiator/intercooler

Still nice that you got it done.

Which way had you been trying to undo it???

Cheers

anti clockwise,
wouldnt budge with a spanner...but tapping it square on let me undo it by just spinning the fan

mikeadams1985 said:

anti clockwise,
wouldnt budge with a spanner...but tapping it square on let me undo it by just spinning the fan

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it does work every time for me ,and it will spin on by hand and tighten itself once engines running

Now I need to figure out how to remove the radiator...problem I have..can't find the hole in the power steering leak....so...with rad removed...I can't really run the engine to find the leak as that's when it starts leaking once pump kicks in.

mikeadams1985 said:

Now I need to figure out how to remove the radiator...problem I have..can't find the hole in the power steering leak....so...with rad removed...I can't really run the engine to find the leak as that's when it starts leaking once pump kicks in.

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The power steering pipes that run along the front crossmember,under the radiator,get all the weather on them,so they rust out as mine did,once you get the rad out you will see the problem.

what im dreading
hoping for a pin hole i can plug haha

mikeadams1985 said:

what im dreading
hoping for a pin hole i can plug haha

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haha,mine were rotten,had to be replaced,not a difficult job,unless you are the bloke who fitted mine ffs.

there rotten!!!
and at £130 quid not a cheap bit of pipe!!
Just still need to get the rad out, cant seem to find out how to seperate the gear box cooler from the rad

mikeadams1985 said:

there rotten!!!
and at £130 quid not a cheap bit of pipe!!
Just still need to get the rad out, cant seem to find out how to seperate the gear box cooler from the rad

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google your local hydraulic pipe repair company.they will make you some up,if you can take the original ones with you.

found an oem part for 60

mikeadams1985 said:

found an oem part for 60

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There are two pipes you know.

gemsdad said:

There are two pipes you know.

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yeah just seen ive been eyeing up the pipes for a LHD vehicle...which i believe are different set up pipes.


cheapest i can find is £130 inc vat...can claim the VAT back so not as bad


recon this is the cause...of my leak...haha

mikeadams1985 said:

yeah just seen ive been eyeing up the pipes for a LHD vehicle...which i believe are different set up pipes.


cheapest i can find is £130 inc vat...can claim the VAT back so not as bad


recon this is the cause...of my leak...haha


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Yes those pipes are exactly the same as mine were,try a hydraulic pipe specialist for your new pipes,probably be a lot cheaper,i used able hydraulics when i needed some pipes making up,where abouts in Liverpool do you live?

im based in netherley, but my workshops up in bootle so im either north or south liverpool haha

you local?

mikeadams1985 said:

im based in netherley, but my workshops up in bootle so im either north or south liverpool haha

you local?

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i am not far from the Trafford centre,you will find hydraulic firms on google to get the pipes made up.What work do you do?

i do plaster moulds, mainly resotration work etc
www.plaster-mouldings.com

ill speak to a couple of firms, theres a hydraulic place opposite my workshop actually.....not sure if going with a made part might be a nightmare to fit over standard pert though

mikeadams1985 said:

i do plaster moulds, mainly resotration work etc
www.plaster-mouldings.com

ill speak to a couple of firms, theres a hydraulic place opposite my workshop actually.....not sure if going with a made part might be a nightmare to fit over standard pert though

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as long as you take the original part in as a pattern,they will easily make some up,that is what they do,plaster mouldings hey,my mate used to do that,many years ago.