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I'm replacing weeping power steering hoses as the next job with my green 2.1 sedan. Sourced the large one with 90 deg bend at the end from Saab Salvage, and the smaller one I already had a length of 10 mm Gates 'barricade' fuel hose just lying around spare so a couple of bits do the job.
The short hose from filter to the rack with crimped fitting was also leaking and I just cut the crimp off to remove the old hose and expose the barb so I can fit hose with normal clamps instead.
Now the issue of fluid came up yesterday when I posted about this in the Aus Saab facebook group.
Someone mentioned that Type-F ATF is the only fluid they have found that does *not* give leaks.
I have a few bottles of Nulon PSMV which is what I use with my 4wd, etc. and was going to use that but I'll need to jack up the front of the car and manually 'pump out' the steering rack with lock-to-lock turning while I have the hoses to the fluid reservoir removed.
Back when a lot of C900's had T37 auto boxes type-f was a really common thing to have around. But is it necessary for power steering systems in our cars, especially the 16 V ones?
Craig.
The short hose from filter to the rack with crimped fitting was also leaking and I just cut the crimp off to remove the old hose and expose the barb so I can fit hose with normal clamps instead.
Now the issue of fluid came up yesterday when I posted about this in the Aus Saab facebook group.
Someone mentioned that Type-F ATF is the only fluid they have found that does *not* give leaks.
I have a few bottles of Nulon PSMV which is what I use with my 4wd, etc. and was going to use that but I'll need to jack up the front of the car and manually 'pump out' the steering rack with lock-to-lock turning while I have the hoses to the fluid reservoir removed.
Back when a lot of C900's had T37 auto boxes type-f was a really common thing to have around. But is it necessary for power steering systems in our cars, especially the 16 V ones?
Craig.