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Do you know if a lot of fluid comes out when you disconnect the pressure line? How do you limit the fluid spillage? just siphon it out from the reservoir?
Disconnect the bottom part of the pressure line first and let it all drip out into a pan, then disconnect the top part connected to the pump.
There weren't be much coming out from the PS pump when I did it that way.
Please be careful when you attach the pressure hose to the pump.
I had the compressor back in tight holding the pressure line down when connecting it and I ended up stripping the new return line connection back to the PS pump. I had to throw a brand new return line away!
Keep the line loose enough so when you attached the return line to the PS pump, it goes in smoothly before needing tightening.
Take a photo of the position of the return line attached to the pump and look at it before attachment.
awesome! I just remove all the covers to take a look at what the engine compartment looks like. I am clear about everything except removing the bolts on the AC compressor. are the bolts easy to access?
I don't know what the indy was talking about when he wanted $500 labor +$350 parts to do this. He was talking about 2 hrs labor to remove the compressor itself. looks like he was just trying to pinch money. man, its hard to find someone you can trust.
I just got the replacement part last week. We have had a bit of snow last couple of days along with chilly days. Waiting for the warm weather. Maybe on Thursday.
Ok, the weather was goof enough for me to try a couple of things today. I was able to fix the leak without having to replace the entire pressure hose. No idea why my indy did not pick it up. Saved myself $850.
I ordered a used pressure hose from ebay for $50. Because the leak was coming from between the connectors, I just replaced the connector and no more leak. Below is a pic,
The connector in the middle is the only one that was replaced. Visually, I did not see any damage to the O-rings, but they may have been blown.
Overall, the whole process took me ~30 mins. When I broke open the connectors, about 250mL of PS fluid leaked out, which I replaced with fresh fluid.
12-28-2016, 02:41 PM
