FSJ Guy wrote:I would recommend replacing the high pressure steering hose as well as the return line (regular transmission hose) while you're there.
I'd also recommend healing up a bit, as you have to contort yourself to get to the bolts on the back of the PS box and crawl underneath to remove the lower ends of both hoses.
X2, there is a bit of twisting and cursing, the fittings are hard to reach, and it is a mix of standard and metric... The HP hose o-ring that comes with the kit may not fit right or get crushed the wrong way. This spring it took me 3 tries to get a leaky free fitting. I used an AC green o-ring.
Remember to drain the PS fluid, use a turkey baster fitted with a small 1/4 hose to reach the side and drain the fluid... I installed a PS fluid filter as well on the return line because after my 2 tries there was still dust of hose bits floating in the PS fluid.
As a reminder, like trany fluid, PS fluid should be replaced every 30K, my PS pump became very quiet after the first fluid drain...
let me find the PS hose green o-ring size
This was my leaky o-ring -which is not an o-ring, installed by PO.
and what I used on the left side, IIRC, the green is a bit smaller, but did not get destroyed upon reinstallation like the one provided with the HP hose, seen in the picture below
And on a final note, make sure that the leak is from the pump, not the hose(s)