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Aaron Ford

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I took the old high pressure PS hose off the Cougar and replaced it with a new Gates hose. It had been leaking at the steering gear (Saginaw) and I
figured this was just a quick fix. I tightened the hose to about 25 foot pounds and it leaks exactly like the old one. I hate to overtighten. What
gives? Is there a special procedure? A trick? BTW, your headlights do not work if the dimmer switch comes unplugged. Not sure it happened but I do
know how many hours were spent troubleshooting that little debacle.

Thanks in Advance,
Aaron
 
What kind of fitting is it?

If it is an oring type fitting, 25 ft pounds should be plenty. Possibly the oring fell out, the old one is still in there, or it got cut installing it.

If it is a flare fitting, it probably needs more than 25 ft pounds. Probably hard to see, but take a look at the seat, it could be damaged. Look at he contact pattern on the hose end. If everything looks good, (and you're sure it's not cross threaded!), try again, just tighten it more, see what happens.
 
It is a 7/16 inverted flare. I looked at the seat and did not see anything but... I will disassemble, check and reinstall. Thanks for the tip.

Aaron
 
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