What's up rekless. As some of you know my power steering sprung a leak the other day. I believe i've got it narrowed down to the pressure hose (originally thought it was return, but did a little digging with the help of my buddy at autozone, and diagnosed as pressure line). For reference, long metal section leading from the rack to a long section of 5/8" rubber hose, joined with a male/male fitting of some sort to another 5-6" section of rubber hose, ending in a short metal section behind the left foglight.


So you mustang/ford guys....has anyone done this before? It doesn't seem to be overly hard. I know I didn't burn up the pump because there's still fluid in the system (thankfully) as i haven't driven the car more than moving it from the street to the driveway since i noticed the puddle on the ground under it. What i'm looking for is anything to watch out for, advice, etc. on doing this line, such as if the bumper needs to come off or whatever.


If anyone wants to give me a hand before sunday football starts, I live in RI not far from the highway (95, 295 to route 37), and will be more than happy to compensate with a few beers or whatnot.

The amount of fluid that the car is leaking prevents me from driving it anywhere, so unfortunately any help would have to come to me with any tools i don't already have.


Thanks in advance guys!

from alldata:

REMOVAL


Disconnect battery ground cable.
Remove engine Air Cleaner (ACL) .
Disconnect electrical connector in back of engine cooling fan motor.
Remove radiator fan shroud.
Disconnect constant control relay module harness from headlamp harness and place constant control relay module on top of engine to provide accessibility to power steering lines.
Remove wiring harness guide retaining screws and position guide aside.
Remove screw at power steering hose bracket.
Remove anti-rattle clip.
Remove plastic strap retaining tubes to power rack and pinion steering gear.
Remove power steering pressure hose at power steering pump.
Loosen clamp and remove power steering return hose at power steering pump.
Remove power steering return hose at power steering pump.
Remove power steering pressure hose at power rack and pinion steering gear.
INSTALLATION


Position power steering pressure hose and power steering return hose.
Connect power steering pressure hose and power steering return hose at power steering pump and power rack and pinion steering gear.
Tighten fittings at pump to 34-46 Nm (25-33 ft. lbs.) . Tighten fitting at gear to 27-34 Nm (20-25 ft. lbs.) . Tighten hose clamps to 1-3 Nm (9-26 inch lbs.) .
Install screw at power steering hose bracket.
Install anti-rattle clip.
Install plastic strap retaining power steering pressure hose and power steering return hose to transfer tube on power rack and pinion steering gear.
Install wiring harness guide.
Position constant control relay module to top of fan shroud and connect constant control relay module harness to headlamp harness.
Install fan shroud.
Connect electrical connector to engine cooling fan motor.
Install engine air cleaner.
Connect battery ground cable.
Flush power steering system.


If bubbles are present in the power steering fluid, bleed the system as follows:


Fill the power steering oil reservoir.
Run the engine until the fluid reaches normal operating temperature of 74°-79°C (165°-175°F).
Turn the steering wheel all the way to the left and right several times. CAUTION: Do not hold the steering wheel in the far left or right position, or damage to power steering pump may result.
Check the fluid level.
If air is still trapped in the system, perform Purging Power Steering System of Air procedure



hope this helps!

thanks man! honestly, it doesn't seem as complicated as that but who knows, we will see.

definitely didn't end up doing all that. Autozone got me the wrong hose so i returned it, used the credit on a foot of 3/8" hose for 2.99, and a new TPS sensor. After about a hour of fighting hose clamps, and the 10 seconds it took to install the TPS, the car no longer leaks and now runs better than before. The TPS seems to have fixed the stalling at Idle issue, but it still seems to surge a little with the clutch in, so once i get a little more cash together I'll grab an IAC valve.



Was a hell of a time trying to maneuver my hands and some of the tools around between the water, steering fluid, and IC piping in my way. Sure as hell glad that's over.