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Hi. Car developed power steering leak from rusted hard line (metal pipe about 6-8 inches long with fittings either end. The part is no longer available. Any ideas on places that repair or would be able to make or supply a replacement ? Thanks in advance.
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Pirtek in Bootle might be able to do them, I've only had hoses made by them.
Is this the steering rack lines with banjo ends on 4th/5th generation Passat?
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Hi. Thanks for the response. Not for a Passat. It's a short section of tubing with one end O ring and one end inverted flare from a Kia 06. Seems no one is able to fabricate these. Spoke to pirtek seems they need both ends intact. And one fitting is rusted. So unlikely any joy there.
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Out of desperation and experience I have brazed steel lines back to life in the past (one was snapped in two, the other was badly corroded through) but its not something at my competence level I would tackle for a third party on a high pressure line, there is no reason a competent brazier couldn't do it, perhaps someone from a model/small scale steam train/ship/engine society could help? There are more steam modellers in Wirral than you would think.
As with much of small repair welding, its a matter of getting metal in there then machining/grinding/sanding it back to the required shape/finish.
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