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Old 05-14-14, 04:01 PM
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I got rear ended on the way to work this morning :/. The force caused the power steering line that connects to the reservoir to crack. Can I find tubing for that at an auto parts store and will it be okay to drive the car a few miles with little power steering fluid?

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Yeah, it won't kill the pump right away. Hell, I had a leaking rack on a beater daily that I was tired of dumping money on fluid and drove without it for months because idgaf, fixed the rack, **** worked fine still. Any parts store should have ps hose. You needed the hoses replaced anyway. Lexus might have some in stock, or possibly could have em in a day or two. But either option should work
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Your best bet is to remove the PS hose and have a shop rebuild it for you. I had the one for my 96 SC300 rebuilt at a local shop that does hydraulic hose for $48. They reused the metal lines and used all new hoses and crimp clamps.
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Originally Posted by Vrank
Yeah, it won't kill the pump right away. Hell, I had a leaking rack on a beater daily that I was tired of dumping money on fluid and drove without it for months because idgaf, fixed the rack, **** worked fine still. Any parts store should have ps hose. You needed the hoses replaced anyway. Lexus might have some in stock, or possibly could have em in a day or two. But either option should work
Yup, drove to the parts store.. a new hose and quart of Dexron later it's good to go

Originally Posted by BiGEZ
Your best bet is to remove the PS hose and have a shop rebuild it for you. I had the one for my 96 SC300 rebuilt at a local shop that does hydraulic hose for $48. They reused the metal lines and used all new hoses and crimp clamps.
It wasn't the high pressure hose.
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