Sloppy Power Steering Lines

[rodney_nelson]

I'm cleaning up a neglected '85 and there's LOT's of power steering fluid everywhere. It seems that 99% of it is coming from the hoses. There's a huge amount of slop in the swivel ends of the power steering lines - both the pressure side and the return side. You can wobble them an alarming amount. I don't suspect that they can just be "tightened" - never that easy. Any wisdom out there concerning tightening up sloppy PS lines? If the anser is "Buy New Lines", what's the best source?

[fastsvo]

Can you just replace the o-rings?

-Eric

[SVOeric]

Yep...
just make sure whatever o-ring you use will 'live' in PS fluid.

[fastsvo]

I'll have to take a look at my hoses. Do the o-rings require a special tool/procedure in order to replace them? Where can I buy the o-rings from?

Thanks,

Eric

[SVOeric]

nope, it's just a big fat O-ring on the end of the fitting.