Back home from a road trip and a power steering question.

[Jeff Miller]

You might consider that the only way the barbed fitting at the
reservoir would leak is if it was under pressure, which does occur
when the fluid heats since the reservoir is not vented.

Vent the reservoir, you might be leak-less.

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> Did you replace them with crimped fittings all the way around? The
> barbed fittings at my reservoir have been seeping, the barbed
> reservoir fitting at the pump leaks and I assume (?) the return hose
> from the steering box is just a barbed fitting also and it leaks
since
> there's a stain under that location everytime I stop. How long did
it
> take you to do the job?
> Wouldn't the routing of the hoses be blind regardless of how you
> accessed the steering box?
>
> Kerry
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Birtles"
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > crimped fittings at steering box and crimped fittings at pump
> > barb fittings at resevoir.
> > Stephen 77fc35
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Were your hoses attached with hose clamps or did they have
proper
> > > crimped fittings?
> > >
> > > Kerry
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Birtles"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > We did it that wayon a 77 BUT there is much blind work to do
> > > > You have to be careful when the hoses run down the front and
side of
> > > > the engine you cant really see the placement it did hwoever
make it
> > > > easier to attach the hoses to be the steering box.
> > > > Stephen 77fc35
> > > >
> > >
> >
>