Help hooking up a 5.3 power steering pump to Mustang rack and pinion
#1
Help hooking up a 5.3 power steering pump to Mustang rack and pinion
Can somebody give me a little help on hooking up a truck PS pump to a 96 Stang rack and pinion? Only thing I could come up with during a search was to use a valve that reduces the pressure from a GM pump to the Ford rack, but how do you connect the pump to the hose - the fittings are different. Custom hose???
ThankS!!
ThankS!!
#2
Yes you will either take the two ends ( the one to the pump and the one to the rack) and get a hose made at a hydraulic shop or look at different companies such as borgesson for the hose. They also carry the reducing valve you will need to reduce the pressure.
#4
Can you cut the two metal portions and weld or braise them back together? I have done this lots of times with power steering, fuel lines, even AC lines. I doubt you need to reduce the pressure. I have mixed and matched pumps and steering units lots of times, although I must admit I've never mixed Ford and Chevy.
#5
Can you cut the two metal portions and weld or braise them back together? I have done this lots of times with power steering, fuel lines, even AC lines. I doubt you need to reduce the pressure. I have mixed and matched pumps and steering units lots of times, although I must admit I've never mixed Ford and Chevy.
#6
You could weld them or flare each of them and use tube nuts and unions. As long as they are rated for the amount of pressure it outputs. Me personally Id rather have an actual hydraulic shop make and crimp the lines. A lot safer in my opinion as they have the appropriate know how and tools. And the fox steering rack is not up to par to hold the pressure that the gm pump outputs thus the need for the reducing valve.