Power Steering+AN Lines + Cooler=Good times!

[godzilla_753]

Since the ps line on a stock s13 goes
RACK-->Hardline-->soft PS hose with sensor-->PS pump

Could I just put the stock hardline back in, convert from hardline to -6 with this and be good to go? (it says its for fuel system only...)

Earl's 9894DBH Earl's Fuel Injection Female O-Ring Seals

That fucking fitting is leaking like a stuck pig, and I dont want to torque it down any harder, Im afraid of stipping the threads. Tried the teflon tape and readjusting the fitting with no luck. The real problem is that the fitting is so short it only threads in half of what the original hardline did, doesn't seal against the tapered inside of the rack.

Shoulda just bought a fucking premade line from chasebays or something.

[Danial]

im confused where the part for "Earl's Fuel Injection Female O-Ring Seals" came from in this article

try this
Earl's 991954 Earl's AN to Metric Adapters

looks somewhat different than what you are using, if you need the male to female fitting i am sure that earls makes one for the same thread pitch and AN size

Did you use the crush washer in the correct place? I believe it is between the high pressure fitting into the rack

If you dont have enough threads then you need a different fitting, end of story. Make sure that the next fitting you get has enough threading, and make sure that it looks like what the OP used before you buy it

[godzilla_753]

Originally Posted by Danial

im confused where the part for "Earl's Fuel Injection Female O-Ring Seals" came from in this article

try this
Earl's 991954 Earl's AN to Metric Adapters

looks somewhat different than what you are using, if you need the male to female fitting i am sure that earls makes one for the same thread pitch and AN size

Did you use the crush washer in the correct place? I believe it is between the high pressure fitting into the rack

If you dont have enough threads then you need a different fitting, end of story. Make sure that the next fitting you get has enough threading, and make sure that it looks like what the OP used before you buy it

Yeah I think you are a little confused. I went with the OP identical setup (except the stuff for the reservoir). So everything for the high pressure side is just like the OP's. Im lookin at the pictures of the op's setup and I dont see any washers for the rack side but I guess I can try that. The washer I have goes between the pump and the line..

And the link I listed is for an adapter from the factory hardline coming out of the rack to AN, if you reread my last post you'll see why I listed it.

[Beejis60]

Does anyone have any more feedback about the sloppiness feel? I know Codyace had said his was fine, so I'm curious as to what the other dude a year or so ago did to make his steering response feel like shit.

[Danial]

Originally Posted by godzilla_753

Yeah I think you are a little confused. I went with the OP identical setup (except the stuff for the reservoir). So everything for the high pressure side is just like the OP's. Im lookin at the pictures of the op's setup and I dont see any washers for the rack side but I guess I can try that. The washer I have goes between the pump and the line..

And the link I listed is for an adapter from the factory hardline coming out of the rack to AN, if you reread my last post you'll see why I listed it.

Ahhh, that does make more sense. To go back to the factory hardline what I ended up doing was using a piece of power steering hose I got from Earls (other kinds of hose will fall apart and clog your ps pump). I cut the hardline just past the fitting, smoothed the edges of the cut, and worked the hose over the end of the hardline about 3 or 4 inches. Then I used 2 screw style clamps on the line and didnt have any leaks. To connect it to the rest of the system I believe I used fittings as the OP did. I didnt have any leaks from the clamped section

Originally Posted by Beejis60

Does anyone have any more feedback about the sloppiness feel? I know Codyace had said his was fine, so I'm curious as to what the other dude a year or so ago did to make his steering response feel like shit.

There shouldnt be any sloppiness as long as the cooler is on your low pressure line and you don't run an obnoxious length of high pressure line. The greater volume of fluid in the high pressure line, the harder the pump has to work to compress it to the same pressure and transfer that pressure to the rack.
Also, leaks will result in a sloppy feeling as there are varying pressures assisting your turning of the wheel.
My steering was sloppy at one point because the steering column wasn't connected to the rack as tightly as it could have been

[Beejis60]

Originally Posted by Danial

There shouldnt be any sloppiness as long as the cooler is on your low pressure line and you don't run an obnoxious length of high pressure line. The greater volume of fluid in the high pressure line, the harder the pump has to work to compress it to the same pressure and transfer that pressure to the rack.

Well ya, that's common sense. If anyone ran that on the high pressure side then of course it would suck. Maybe the initial report the dude had effed up something.

Also, leaks will result in a sloppy feeling as there are varying pressures assisting your turning of the wheel.

Well, again, common sense.

Originally Posted by Skilz10179

Anyone using the Chase Bays kit? I've had it sitting here for about 6 months but had too many other projects going on to install it. It doesn't come with a cooler but it would be very simple to add one...

250 bones for THAT? Looks like he's probably making at least 50% profit.

[Skilz10179]

Originally Posted by Beejis60

250 bones for THAT? Looks like he's probably making at least 50% profit.

The OP claims to have over $250 into his pieced together set up not counting the cooler.