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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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I change the ball joints on my del sol to fix the steering problem I had it did fix it but the car feels like it has to much power steering an my car has no power steering I took it off.. Should I plug up those hoses from the power steering…? Or what’s the problem

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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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so you have open lines with no fluid?
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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yeah... y is that bad?
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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yes that's bad.

you gotta get a rubber hose and route the powersteering outlets.

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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 10:03 AM
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What do mean ..? the hoses have to b connected some were else c this is how I have it i just Mac Giver it thinking that would work..

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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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Have you had it aligned since you fitted the new ball joints?
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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naw but i know its not that it feels like the stearing wheel is Floating when i move it..
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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the pics is not helping me to understand anything. How did you route the hoses? The fluids have to travel so the hoses have to be connected.

http://buzzinvtec.fotopic.net/p5842386.html

see in this pic, the hose is routed so that the fluids can travel in/out.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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the web side you put is it the same thing... do i have to Connect ( see i put the numbers so you guys know what am talking a/b )... do i have to connect #1 to #2 but #3 is a little hose do i have to plug ub that one too an should i put fluid in side b/f a close it
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