Power Steering Fluid Leak detection
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Originally Posted by Xaa
Yep, it'* the second shot he has with the cooler and the lines. the cooler part is just super rusted out and that'* what is leaking. I can see from his pic and I already learned from the dealer that the lines come attached to the cooler. I got the part number from them 26042308 and ordered it from GMPartsDirect.
Here is the pricing breakdwon. Meineke told me $250 for the part, my GM Dealer told me $137 for it and GMPartsDirect sold it to me for $74.58. It comes to around $95 after shipping and tax, but still a great price.
OK, now someone just ttell me that this is a cake repair.
Here is the pricing breakdwon. Meineke told me $250 for the part, my GM Dealer told me $137 for it and GMPartsDirect sold it to me for $74.58. It comes to around $95 after shipping and tax, but still a great price.
OK, now someone just ttell me that this is a cake repair.
Eat plenty of food with iron it in, this will help when your blood supply is replenishing. You may also want to get a pair of mechanics gloves to try and save a few bloody knuckles.
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It'* actually not too bad if you are replacing the smaller, finned cooler line. Since your original is FUBAR you can simply cut the line with a hack saw close to the rack fitting to use a deep well socket instead of a flare nut wrench. PB blaster is always a good idea as suggested. If you decide to use a flare nut wrench, wear cushioned gloves cause the exhaust heat shields are very sharp.
The PS pump end is a standard hose clamp and usually is no problem. There are also a couple of retainers that bolt to the subframe. No problem here either.
The PS pump end is a standard hose clamp and usually is no problem. There are also a couple of retainers that bolt to the subframe. No problem here either.
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Thanks for the tips Randman!! The part is special ordered now from GMPArtsDirect.com. I love the price, but hate the wait. :( I'm trying to keep fluid in there all the time. How much damage am I causing to this thing as it runs low and/or out?
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Originally Posted by Masterbm
tell me how that goes mine is just stared to seep at the compression fitting and am diffenetly going follow this post.
The part took about a week and a half to show up from GMPartsdirect.com, but it was $75 vs. $137 from the dealer and in their defense, there was a holiday in there.
All things considered, this is a do it yourselfer.
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