keptech
02-14-2016, 06:21 AM
I've been working through replacing the steering rack on my ti (old one was leaking), and went ahead and replaced the hoses while I was at it.
Everything fits as expected, except the hose from the top of the pump to the rack (32411093341) -- I went with the Burgaflex version of the hose and have found that the connector is slightly different. Per the pic below, the Burgaflex connector has a bit of a "gap" between the nut and the threads, so the nut doesn't sit flush like it did with the old connector.
http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o635/thomaskepler/Mobile%20Uploads/connectors-compare.jpg (http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/thomaskepler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/connectors-compare.jpg.html)
http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o635/thomaskepler/Mobile%20Uploads/connector-after.jpg (http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/thomaskepler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/connector-after.jpg.html)
Is this cosmetic (the the o-ring and threads will still seal everything up)? I'm hoping for some insight so I don't test my assumption by dumping ATF all over the neighborhood. Is this is a "feature" to help keep things cleaner versus the original design?
Everything fits as expected, except the hose from the top of the pump to the rack (32411093341) -- I went with the Burgaflex version of the hose and have found that the connector is slightly different. Per the pic below, the Burgaflex connector has a bit of a "gap" between the nut and the threads, so the nut doesn't sit flush like it did with the old connector.
http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o635/thomaskepler/Mobile%20Uploads/connectors-compare.jpg (http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/thomaskepler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/connectors-compare.jpg.html)
http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o635/thomaskepler/Mobile%20Uploads/connector-after.jpg (http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/thomaskepler/media/Mobile%20Uploads/connector-after.jpg.html)
Is this cosmetic (the the o-ring and threads will still seal everything up)? I'm hoping for some insight so I don't test my assumption by dumping ATF all over the neighborhood. Is this is a "feature" to help keep things cleaner versus the original design?