please help power steering pipe has gone !!

  1. Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 southampton Posts: 3 2001 saxo vts
    #1
    I was driving home the other day and my power steering suddenly stopped working. Got home to find that the track rod end had been rubbing against the pipe causing it to split. Since then I have replaced the pipe (90 quid from citroen! ) and slighty repositioned and bent it away from the track rod end, only for the same thing to happen again! If anybody could give me any advice on how to get round this problem it would be greatly appreciated. Or is there any places in the south that would bend such a pipe. Thanks in advance guys.

    Craig
  2. Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye
    #2
    possibly use a suitable flexi hose, and fasten it away from the track rod end.

    this is a very common problem for lowered saxo's where the pipe has not been bent.
  3. Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 southampton Posts: 3 2001 saxo vts
    #3
    Will definitely try that, but how would I connect the screw thing (sorry) onto the end of the flexi hose?
  4. Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr
    #4
    Bend it further away from the track rod next time! Maybe you can get another pipe from the scrappers instead of paying citroen prices hopefully. As above flexi sounds like a good idea but when you get some pressure in it it could burst or come off the metal pipe.

    Hope you get it sorted out okay
  5. Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 southampton Posts: 3 2001 saxo vts
    #5
    Thanks stevo, yeah Citroen prices are extortionate hate buying from them. I'm just a bit weary of creasing the pipe but ill try bending one from a scrappy. Cheers
  6. Newbie Joined: Feb 2010 southampton Posts: 9 vtr wiv a 307 1.6 16v engin . . . . (vts)
    #6
    devo! we will try bend it sat n put some ptfe tape on that threded copling thing (Y)

    put my sax-p stickers on looks phat