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i took my hicas lock bar in to get installed today and the guy said i need some bolt/plugs to screw into the lines that you disconnect so that power steering fluid doesn't go everywhere.

Does anyone know the size of the thread that i need to buy?

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mr_rbman Grand Master

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if you block the lines, it will kill the rear stage of your power steering pump.

Do not do this.

The correct method to loop the lines in the engine bay is here

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=122140

cheers for that, couldn't find that thread when i searched, thinking i might pay someone to install it cause it all looks a bit confusing!

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Did you read it? If you just block them off, your powersteer pump will fail!

So you make the decision wether you want to spend a little more money now to loop the fluid to the cooler or spend alot more later to fix what ever you've broken after plugging the line?

I would suspect that no one knows what thread size it is, as this is the wrong way to go.

mr_rbman Grand Master

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i'm sorry i did read it but i'm confused as the guy i took it to, to get installed said i need to find the bolts/plugs so i just did as he asked cause he's the man everyone recommends in adelaide so i thought he'd know what he's talking about more than i would!

i'd do it myself but i'm no good with this type of stuff and i'd be worried about screwing somthing up!

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well, he's wrong

If you bypass it properly, you can remove the lines all together, and it also doesn't wreck your power steering pump, and it also retains the power steering cooler (that's another thing you won't get if you just block up the lines rather than looping them)

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I was looking at it from a very capable point of veiw! :D

I think your best plan of attack is to get the pics off the other thread and if you choose this guy that everyone recomends, show him the Photos and any other relivant information and "ask" him if he could do this for you! Then you can remove everything from the reroute back and have it done the right way.

If he says no, then take it somewhere else. But to be fair to the tradey, it would be acceptable for him to add $50 or so on top to carry out the loop and remove all the hoses and main unit in the engine bay!

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