i just replaced my power steering hose and i figuered out how to remove the bolt from the banjo fitting on the shock tower. on the end of the hose there is a fitting that the bolt goes into which is flat on 2 sides. i put a crescent wrench on to fit these flat sides and a socket on the bolt turned and viola it came right off but only after i broke the aluminum line by trying other ways to loosen it. is there any way to reattach this line? ive tried epoxy and stuff but it blows out. ive got the hose replaced but now this. i dont want to have to replace all the aluminum line because i look down and it looks like all the lines are 1 piece and i dont want to replace all of them. anybody have a idea?

What about putting a double flare on both ends and attaching a new section in the middle?

what is that

Man, I feel for you. I battled this very problem last year. Only I could not get the fitting loose, so snapping the bolt/fitting was the only solution.

Here's how we solved it:
http://www.turbochargedse-r.com/serwebpics/pshose1.jpg

That is a section of steel pipe, about 3/8" in diameter (I can't remember specifically.) We drilled out the old metal line that came out of the banjo fitting, and brazed that piece of pipe onto the fitting.

http://www.turbochargedse-r.com/serwebpics/pshose2.jpg

Clamping on some Goodyear high pressure hose connects the new fitting to the old hard line. This hose is good to 3,118 psi, so it should hold with no leaking. 6 months later, and it is still doing fine, not one drop of fluid has ever come out of this. The clamps may look ghetto, but they work.

Good luck.

sorry for my lack of knowledge but what do you mean by braized i drilled the fitting out already but i can not stop the leaking

Brazing is basically soldering the pipe onto the banjo fitting. We inserted the piece of pipe down into the existing hole on the banjo fitting, then heated it up using a gas torch.

The solder melts down into the joint and then cures, creating a solid metal connection. You're dealing with some high psi here, so you need to braze/solder/weld that connection.

-GP-

Naw boss you dont need power steering. Just get the eliminator kit :-)

-joel

How can u get rid of that is ther a way to get rid of the AC

How can u get rid of that is ther a way to get rid of the AC

Getting rid of the AC is easy. Just unbolt everything and get the non AC belt. For the Power steering I make a kit that bolts in place of the pump and frees up 2 hp on the dyno. Steering effort is increased somewhat below 5 mph.

-joel

i would but i have a paper route 2 nights a week. ive been driving without power steering for about a week and i dont really enjoy it too much but if i ever stop doing that or get another car ill definitly remove the power steering. its not that bad without it but i dont have the energy to deal with it from 12-3 in the morning throwing papers.

I can see your point. Actually though your rack is trying to push the fluid in the line back and forth and that is increasing the effort some.

-joel