romeric

whats up everyone? does any one know how to change the power steering pressure line hose? how hard is it? i need to change mine, because the hose was hitting with the serpentine belt and it cut the hose enough to leak all the power steering oil out. would i need to drain all the coolant out? it seems the hose connects to a pipe for the raideater. are ther any special tools i need? does any one have a step by step guide to do it? oh its a 2000 trans am ws6. thanks in advance.

eseibel67

iTrader: (10)

That's not the pressure line. The return line runs through the PS cooler.

The hose can be replaced without any special tools. If I remember, the return line is held on with hose clamps.

patSS/00

iTrader: (6)

The line's held on with clamps (those horrible spring type, replace with screw type), but you'll probably have to cut it lengthwise with a razor to get it off the fittings. The main PITA part is getting the new hose pushed onto the PS reservoir fitting.

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

Since that hose is a low pressure hose, you could probably just use a double-ended barb to splice the pieces back together if you want an easy fix.

Can you post a pic? Something else isn't right. That hose shouldn't be able to hit the belt.

LS6427

iTrader: (2)

Yes, pictures. You have a factory power steering fluid cooler, don't you?

If yes, you need to remove that thing and replace it with an aftermarket cooler. Tales 15 minutes and a philips head screwdriver.

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