My salt corroded 98 Toyota truck has broken down again. This time the steel portion of the power steering hose rusted thru and dumped all the power steering fluid. I had the truck towed home to avoid damage to the power steering pump. The power steering lines thread into the rack and pinion unit.
Any tips on unscrewing the hose fitting from the rack? It is heavily rusted. Torch, acetone/ ATF mix, profanity, prayer?
Money is short as per usual, so, if the power steering pump is trashed, can I just drive the truck without power assist? I can remove the belt from the power steering pump.
Should I flush the system afterward to get any metal particles out of the system?
Thank you in advance for any advice.
Any tips on unscrewing the hose fitting from the rack? It is heavily rusted. Torch, acetone/ ATF mix, profanity, prayer?
Money is short as per usual, so, if the power steering pump is trashed, can I just drive the truck without power assist? I can remove the belt from the power steering pump.
Should I flush the system afterward to get any metal particles out of the system?
Thank you in advance for any advice.