2005 silverado power steering problems driver#

Still waiting for the temps to warm up so I can pressure wash my driveway. I discovered the hard way that the auto parts places will sell you a piece of hose not rated for steering and that it WILL expand like an anyuerism and explode. Make SURE you get GOOD and RATED true power steering hose. I also used a section of rubber hose to replace a rusted out portion of the return line (and added an aftermarket crud filter in that line - it worked - it plugged up in mid-winter and blew the return lines off the fittings!). Perhaps this summer when my hands are not bleeding. I replaced my lines - what a PITA! Never did get the bottom bolt in behind the balancer. I too pull the CV to do the rack and lines. Do I remove the CV I think that might give em enough room?.Do I take out the driverside bolt holding the rack and loosen the passenger side and rotate the rack so I can get to the lines to put the mounting plate and lines together and start the bolt mounting the plate and lines to the rack? Would there be enough movement in the lines?.I have aftermarket lines so the pressure line comes with a separate plate to mount to the rackвЂ¦.After putting the rack in and torquing everything down I take a look at the mounting for the lines to the rackвЂ¦how am I going to do that? ItвЂ™s all hidden by the frame or the CV. If that is the case they must be easy to remove? I thought of cutting them and getting new ones but when I called the dealer they had no information on those parts. How do I remove brackets #8 & 10 from the old lines and put them on the new lines. To remove the bolt holding on #10 I had to use a long extention and a u-joint, not sure how I will get it back in (any ideas?). To remove the bolts holding on #8 I had to remove the fender liner. I figured while IвЂ™m there I may as well change the return lines also. Using the write up for rack I was able to remove and replace the rack. Pressure line вЂ“ I found a couple of write upвЂ™s but still have some issues power steering hose replacement - Chevy TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer SS and GMC Envoy Forum I turned the steering wheel again and could see a steady stream of fluid coming out of the pressure hose and hitting the rad. There is an 8вЂќ plate bolted to the frame on the right hand side where the lines come down from the pump and then run along the frame I took this off and got soaked with fluid. So I kept looking, I noticed it was wet around the bottom of the rad, but could not see a leek. It was wet but I could not see it leaking, I figured with how quickly the reservoir was draining I should be able to see something dripping while the vehicle was running and turning the steering wheel.

2005 silverado power steering problems driver#

A couple of days later I went back and there was a wet spot under the driver side tie rod, I noticed that the boot was torn (according to posts found here the Rack is gone). I didnвЂ™t need it the next day so I left it in the garage jack stands. I topped off the fluid, started the vehicle, and turned the steering wheel a few times from stop to stop, could not see any leaks. I pull it in the garage and start looking. This past winter it turned into a big leak, I would top it off go for a drive and it would be low. I have had a Power steering leak for quite some time, it was a slow leak so I just kept adding every couple of months. I will apologize now for the length of this post.