How do I get the lower power steering hose off!

I am having major trouble with the allen wrench bolt that holds it on near the drivers side A-Arm. It seems to be between a 6 and a 6.5 mm.

I don't want to mess around with it too much and strip it out.

Any help is appreciated!

 

help!

 

help still...

 

You want to remove the hose from the rack?


I got all the hoses off with out touching those silly allen bolts <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

 

I want to remove it.

Then put a new one back on.

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I have a hole in my banjo bolt where it attaches to the power steering pump. So I need to just replace the banjo bolt or the whole hose. But I can't get the allen bolt loose.

 

I have one of those bolts for you, I have the whole pump, lines, coil, and resovior.

 

I have a whole new lower hose with the bolts on both ends. I have everything else too.

Like I said I just need to know how to remove the host or just the bolt.

Do you know how to do this? If so please inform me.

 

I mutalated mine. I turned it into a manual rack for the time being. Sorry.......

Is it torqued to much or did you strip it?

 

like I said before the banjo bolt is damaged and has a very small pinhole in it.

 

the banjo bolt that is on the pump though, right?

And then I offered to send you mine..........?
You've lost me. ( but that's not hard to do)

 

Try removing the rack and then positioning it so you can get an allen socket with a long extension on it, long enough to be a able to get to it with a hammer. As you are putting pressure on the fitting to remove it, tap the end of the socket extension with a hammer. The jolt will sometimes loosen it up. It will take two people to do this!

I had to grind mine off after I stripped it out. By the way get the best quality allen socket you can find.

 

thanks... I have good quality allen wrenches and it seems like none of them fit right.

I think I will take it to a mechanic tomorrow and have him remove it for me

Thanks!

Anyone else have a way to get this off?