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Subject:Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
From:David Beierl
Date:Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:54:54 -0400

At 11:42 AM 8/21/2010, Loren Busch wrote:
>them.  And hoses flex under pressure absorbing/using some of the pressure in
>the system.  And they flex even more as they deteriorate, get softer.

This shouldn't be an issue for the steering -- it's a flowing system,
not a static one like brakes and clutch.  The response might be
fractionally slower, but I doubt anyone could tell the difference.

Yours,
David