orinoko
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Hi!
I'm in a bit of a pickle right now.
I have a VS Calais V8 Series II and the power steering failed while I was around the corner from my place, a few weeks ago.
I had noticed the pump was whining for a while when I turned the wheel, and since technically the pump is easier to try to replace than the rack, I got myself a replacement pump.
I've done this kind of work before, and I am aware that late model VRs and (all?) VS V8 pumps have this short high pressure metal pipe that screws into the back of the pump, goes over the top of it and out to the right. The actual High Pressure hose that is attached to the rack then gets attached to this metal pipe. I presume this just makes it easier to remove the pump, since this means you don't need to try to fit a wrench done next to the pump and remove it from behind the pump, like on a VN and VP (I've got a VP V8 too so I know that this setup exists on these models).
So, I am able to remove the pump with this metal pipe and the bracket all together, and manage to remove most of the bolts off the pump, except one that sits right behind this line, oh and the line itself. The HP pipe refuses to budge.
Last night, after yanking and pulling for who knows how long, I manage to get the bolt to turn, except the line turned with it, and now it has a kink in it.
Half an hour of googling later, I am unable to find any information about this pipe. I don't even have a name for it. The only mentions I have seen are about people asking if they can just remove it because it is ugly. But they never seem to answer the question -
If removing the use of this small metal pipe from the HP line requires using a different HP line from the rack, am I able to use a HP Power Steering hose from a VR V8 with ABS on a VS V8 with ABS? Could I not just connect the HP hose directly to the back of the pump, just like a earlier model VR V8 does??
Any help with this is appreciated!
I'm in a bit of a pickle right now.
I have a VS Calais V8 Series II and the power steering failed while I was around the corner from my place, a few weeks ago.
I had noticed the pump was whining for a while when I turned the wheel, and since technically the pump is easier to try to replace than the rack, I got myself a replacement pump.
I've done this kind of work before, and I am aware that late model VRs and (all?) VS V8 pumps have this short high pressure metal pipe that screws into the back of the pump, goes over the top of it and out to the right. The actual High Pressure hose that is attached to the rack then gets attached to this metal pipe. I presume this just makes it easier to remove the pump, since this means you don't need to try to fit a wrench done next to the pump and remove it from behind the pump, like on a VN and VP (I've got a VP V8 too so I know that this setup exists on these models).
So, I am able to remove the pump with this metal pipe and the bracket all together, and manage to remove most of the bolts off the pump, except one that sits right behind this line, oh and the line itself. The HP pipe refuses to budge.
Last night, after yanking and pulling for who knows how long, I manage to get the bolt to turn, except the line turned with it, and now it has a kink in it.
Half an hour of googling later, I am unable to find any information about this pipe. I don't even have a name for it. The only mentions I have seen are about people asking if they can just remove it because it is ugly. But they never seem to answer the question -
If removing the use of this small metal pipe from the HP line requires using a different HP line from the rack, am I able to use a HP Power Steering hose from a VR V8 with ABS on a VS V8 with ABS? Could I not just connect the HP hose directly to the back of the pump, just like a earlier model VR V8 does??
Any help with this is appreciated!