leaking power steering hose???
leaking power steering hose???
12-04-08, 04:27 PM
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take off hydraulic hose and take it to a shop that specializes in AC,power steering hoses,hydraulic hoses etc. My son recently had a bad power steering hose (leaking) on his 92 SC300. It was fairly easy to take off. He took it to a local shop in Austin and had a new one fabbed up for around $80, 24hr turn around. Much cheaper than Lexus wanted for an OEM one. Worked perfectly
12-04-08, 10:08 PM
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thanks, i'll try and find one out here in Cali....anyone know of a place near Valencia California??? thanks for your help and greatly appreciate it...
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12-05-08, 04:48 PM
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I wonder how much is the Toyota Supra oem part is? Should be practically the same part, but sold as Toyota rather than Lexus mark up name... Guess I'll give the dealership a call tomorrow to find out the net price is on it...
12-05-08, 05:57 PM
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you guys are great!...i'll try and call and get some prices too...or better yet, is there a way to just get rid of the whole oem piece and just go aftermarket?.....like say with a cooler and custom lines? anyone know?
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Edit: I think that driftmotion part would have been worked for me, however, there may have been a banjo fitting attached to my hose, you'll have to look at your entire piece.
Regardless, in my case, I brought the whole damn thing into a hydraulic repair shop that repairs fittings, make sure in advance they stocked metric fittings. (Google or other search key words hydraulic repair.) Mine was fixed for $38 at a San Jose CA based hydraulic repair shop's walk up counter top. They repair tractor hose, wood chipper hose, dump truck hose. They really could give a crap if its from a Lexus or a CAT bulldozer, its two fittings a 24" of hose, crimp and go. They don't care and don't charge and arm and a leg. If you can do your brakes, you can do this repair.
You'd have done yourself a favor and searched a little on this whole leak topic before starting a new thread. You certainly were not the first with this problem. Here are three threads on the exact topic:
Pay particular attention to the first thread. The Driftmotion part seemed not be be the right part. It would have been nice if the guy who started the thread would have told us how it sorted out in the end:
stainless steel power steering line modification for SC's
started thread and said:
$400 for a power steering repair??? no.....
SC400 high pressure hose parts HELP!
About the driftmotion part, I've never seen anyone claim that a 90 degree fitting improved flow: "New design uses 90 deg fittings to improve flow", don't know about you, but I use straight through.
Regardless, in my case, I brought the whole damn thing into a hydraulic repair shop that repairs fittings, make sure in advance they stocked metric fittings. (Google or other search key words hydraulic repair.) Mine was fixed for $38 at a San Jose CA based hydraulic repair shop's walk up counter top. They repair tractor hose, wood chipper hose, dump truck hose. They really could give a crap if its from a Lexus or a CAT bulldozer, its two fittings a 24" of hose, crimp and go. They don't care and don't charge and arm and a leg. If you can do your brakes, you can do this repair.
You'd have done yourself a favor and searched a little on this whole leak topic before starting a new thread. You certainly were not the first with this problem. Here are three threads on the exact topic:
Pay particular attention to the first thread. The Driftmotion part seemed not be be the right part. It would have been nice if the guy who started the thread would have told us how it sorted out in the end:
stainless steel power steering line modification for SC's
started thread and said:
Has anybody or does anybody know how to do this?? I just bought the part from driftmotion.com. What do i change, and what do I need to modify on my 93 sc300 to get this thing working. Thanks guys
-Gabe
*****************UPDATE*******************
I bought the part below and got a WTF look from my mechanic any suggestions or a walkthrough on what i need to use the stainless steel power steering hose?
I have searced for hours, and i'm just trying to be able to drive my SC again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Gabe
*****************UPDATE*******************
I bought the part below and got a WTF look from my mechanic any suggestions or a walkthrough on what i need to use the stainless steel power steering hose?
I have searced for hours, and i'm just trying to be able to drive my SC again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
SC400 high pressure hose parts HELP!About the driftmotion part, I've never seen anyone claim that a 90 degree fitting improved flow: "New design uses 90 deg fittings to improve flow", don't know about you, but I use straight through.
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