# why is it so hard to find power steering hose?? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [May 6, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303 "2007-05-06T11:45:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![schwiin\_27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@schwiin\_27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/schwiin_27)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/1 "2007-05-06T11:45:54Z")
k i have spent the day looking around for p/s hose by the foot to replace my old stuff i plan on routing it differently and just need universal stuff, but absolutely no where partsource, crappytire, princeauto, or napa carry it …wtf!? is this a rare request or something haha ? anyone have any leads on a store or anything, much appreciated ---
**Author:** ![robbbby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@robbbby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robbbby)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/2 "2007-05-06T13:15:43Z")
Goto a hydraulics store. ---
**Author:** ![G-E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/g-e/32/5546_2.png) [@G-E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/G-E)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/3 "2007-05-06T23:22:36Z")
if you take all your ps lines/hoses to a hydraulics place they can cut the old rubber off and crimp on new stuff, even likely better hose, reasonably cheaply ---
**Author:** ![schwiin\_27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@schwiin\_27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/schwiin_27)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/4 "2007-05-07T04:27:50Z")
i was at a hydrolic place yesterday and all the lines had steel embedded in the sleeve and there fore would not expand AT ALL not even the little ridges on the resevoir. i was told transmission line is the same thing? usually marked with good year branding on it …50psi ish??? yay or na? ---
**Author:** ![jammin1911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/5 "2007-05-07T06:05:59Z")
isnt it more like 1500psi? ---
**Author:** ![schwiin\_27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@schwiin\_27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/schwiin_27)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/6 "2007-05-07T11:30:18Z")
k maybe im having a miscomunication the hoses im lookin for are the return and feed from the p/s reseivoir to the pump, no immence pressures like 1500 LOL, but im pretty sure i cant use just regular heater hose? ---
**Author:** ![DarkManX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/darkmanx/32/5569_2.png) [@DarkManX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkManX)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/7 "2007-05-07T18:18:24Z")
What is a good hydraulic shop to go to? ---
**Author:** ![greenmachine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58f4c7/32.png) [@greenmachine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenmachine)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/8 "2007-05-10T05:33:22Z")
Try Princess Auto, they sell all kinds of Hydraulic lines and can do the crimping. ---
**Author:** ![BAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bas/32/5540_2.png) [@BAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BAS)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/9 "2007-05-10T20:59:29Z")
make em… any AN supplier has the parts to do a full conversion… pretty easy to do ---
**Author:** ![G-E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/g-e/32/5546_2.png) [@G-E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/G-E)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-power-steering-hose/106303/10 "2007-05-11T19:45:18Z")
power steering high pressure line is around 500psi max, you can probably get away with 20bar hose (300psi) or go with the 1500psi stuff… the low pressure side is around 50psi at the pump and maybe 30 at the reservoir auto transmissions feeding the coolers is usually 45 to 50psi hose and I haven’t seen huge pressures on them so fuel injection hose is adequate as long as it is rated to withstand the detergents and other additives in gear oils try cisco? they’ll make up aeroquip braided hoses for you too