Posted by Brandon on September 15, 1998 at 23:53:28:
In Reply to: Re: Power Cylinder hoses for a '76 posted by Brandon on September 15, 1998 at 23:51:39:
My Maverick is a '72. Don't know if it would be any different than a '76 or not.
: Don't know if its any help but I blew one of those hoses (in the driveway thank god) so I took it off and went to the local parts store and bought the new one. Costs $16 but it sounds like it was a lot easier than what you're going through.
: : I have recently noticed that the power cylinder hoses
: : (the two small hoses that run from the control valve to
: : the power cylinder under the car) have started to leak.
: : In a fit of industriousness, I decided to replace them
: : myself. Based on past experience changing the power
: : steering pump, and the information in the Auto Krafter's
: : catalog, I ordered the flared fitting hoses (two). To
: : my annoyance, I discovered I had two different types of
: : hose (one flared fitting and one O-ring fitting hose)
: : when I took the old ones off. Actually, the O-ring
: : hose only had a rubber O-ring on one end, the other
: : end appearing to be a different style of a flared
: : fitting. Of course, the other O-ring may have fallen
: : off when I took it off without my noticing it, but I
: : didn't find anything around the car when I looked.
: : Does anyone else with a '76 Maverick or Comet have any
: : experience changing these hoses? Before I order an
: : O-ring fitting hose, I wanted to confirm if I can just
: : order the standard O-ring fitting hose, or if Ford
: : did something weird during the transition from one type
: : to the other. The data plate shows the car was
: : manufactured on 9/75.
: :
: : Thanks,
: : Joe