Thread: How to: Make your own power steering high pressure hose

Pretty awesome! Much better than dealing with rubber lines that constantly go bad it seems on these cars.

Brent

Update (finally): so it wasn't leaking because there was no pressure - the power steering widgit (see above) was installed backwards.

It was still leaking all over once rectified. So I parked the car and left it till June this year to pull out again.

In the interim, I ordered these two parts:
RUS-670521
Fitting, Straight, AN Flare to Metric, Aluminum, -6 AN to 14mm x 1.5 Male, Each
(Mfr. #: 670521)

and

EAR-961955ERL
Fitting, Adapter, AN Flare to Metric, -6 AN to 16mm x 1.5 Male, Steel, Zinc Plated, Each
(Mfr. #: 961955ERL)

I thought perhaps the steel would be a much better suit for the application - but knew I had to be careful because steel threads aren't as soft as aluminum - when I pulled the aluminum fittings out, they were stripped (good news, means the rack's ok). I installed the new fittings into the rack and pump respectivly, then reinstalled the hose - tight, but never once did I give it the "oooh, 1/4 more of a turn won't hurt" - that's what screwed me last time. Crush washers were reused.

Car didn't leak a drop. Minty. Took a long ass time, but it's done now.

....or is it?

so the pump no longer leaks, but I'm beginning to wonder if some damage was done to my system.

Here's what's happening. When moving, all good. When turning the wheel while stationary, getting a slight grunting sound from the left side - almost like a cv axle grinding as it's moving. It isn't the axle though, as it looks just fine, no split in the boot, etc.

So I'm no hydraulic expert, but would the extra piping nissan puts (pump to tower, tower to rack) allow more fluid to be in the system, which makes it somehow easier for the ps pump to work, or is that a thing?