

| Subject: | Re: Power steering |
| From: | Ed McLean |
| Date: | Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:54:17 -0500 |
The hose construction and the weird stuff inside work as a system to dampen the hydraulic pulses from the pump. If you just replace the rubber hose with a high pressure hydraulic hose and keep the insides it will scream like a banshee (been there, done that). The hose must have the proper resilience to adsorb the pressure pulses and the tube inside must act like the internals of an exhaust muffler. I have no idea what the single crimped band half way down the hose does. I suggest buying a new hose (search 251422893C to find at least one supplier that claims to have them for $281 (Ouch!)) or buy a replacement from a trusted list vendor that will back up their claim of acceptable noise reduction.
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