TC29DA Power steering hoses replace

[keony]

Does anyone have any tips, tricks, or tools to do this? I can't see how to get a wrench on hoses above the front axel? Thanks in advance.

 

[keony]

So I found a video where one guy removed his radiator to get access, looks like the only way?

 

[spitter]

How about a crow's foot line wrench?

 

[keony]

How about a crow's foot line wrench?

Thanks, I hadn't thought about those. Might work, have to look again with those in mind. I'm almost resigned to pulling the radiator, a little more work but straight forward.

 

[keony]

Bit the bullet and pulled the battery and radiator, easy, took me an hour and I work slow these days. It will be easy to replace the hoses now:

 

[keony]

Crow's foot wrench almost worked on hose removal on cylinder end but it was frozen and rounded off. Pulled the steering cylinder, with the vise and heat the hoses came off. Now all that is left is get new hoses and put everything back together:

 

[keony]

I see my image above didn't load, so again, bench work:

 

[keony]

And finally got it back together, tested with no leaks today, did some work: Nice to have steering!