325ix power steering pipe leak

[Seawolf]

No need to loop the fluid, just disconnect everything including the x-pipe, drain the rack (cycle left to right a few times) and fit blanking plugs in all the ports.

- If you leave the fluid in the rack you'll be fighting it on every turn, removing it will make parking a lot easier. You can then pull the pump, reservoir and plumbing.

You can donate your x-pipe to the OP, everyone wins

[itsonlygeorge]

Parking is not hard without PS. You just need to have the car moving a bit to turn the wheels. That and getting the initial angle when parallel parking is very important.


Sent from th

[Cephas]

We used a delete plate on our race car. I don't know that I'd just cap the lines without giving it some relief from the fluid exchange from side to side.

This comes with no scientific evidence other than the fact that people way smarter than me built and use the delete plate.

[nando]

This is an ix guys. It's not the same as a RWD at all.

The ix without PS sucks. It's not even super low speeds - even at 25mph, it's way too stiff.

[Kershaw]

My rack went out on my previous IX and I had to use no PS for a few weeks while I got another one. I had 205/50 azeni rt-615s, which are fairly sticky. I felt like Austin Powers trying to turn that car around in a parking lot. It is definitely not viable for IXs.

Well, maybe if you're The Rock.

[nando]

yeah, aside from the slow ratio - ix's don't have super light steering like the RWD cars do anyway.

[tk32]

Thanks for the iX specific responses, sort of what I thought would be the case.

I'll add it to the list of numerous other things required for this Spring tune up.. cheers :drink:

tk

[barbierij]

one of these days I will have time to pull this pipe off the rack and make a new one. One of these days. Saab 9-5, Saturn Sl1, two jeep XJs, F150, 4x 325ix (one is for sale), and a Yamaha 1980 DT175. Too much maintenance all around. Some day I can look at my 88iX.

[barbierij]

Minor thread redirection -

I too have a leaking and old (200,000+mile) ps system in my 88 iX, although not from the rack. Anyone have experience with a proper ps delete on an iX, which would entail removing all unnecessary parts and use a fancy plate to loop the fluid? I understand the potential challenges of parking...

So: replace all of the things, (reservoir, lines and rebuild/replace pump) or remove all of the things. Thanks for the input :pimp:

tk

I have a spare rack in my FS thread if you are interested.

[barbierij]

So I had some time today with my dad so we put the car on ramps to pull the pipe. What a PITA to get at it when you can only feel and have big beefy arms that barely fit anywhere.








The pipe on my spare rack has a little rust on it so I will try to make a new one of these. I have never seen a flare like this one with the o-ring so I will be searching around. Does anybody have contact information for places that reman iX racks? Having four of these cars (one is for sale), I probably will see this problem again.

[barbierij]

Can't help with a replacement pipe, but if you want to send me the old one when you have it off I could make you a replacement - I have one of those nice (aka expensive) MasterCool hydraulic flaring tools that I'm trying to justify the cost of.

Don't want any money other than shipping and tube cost (unless you have a length you can send).

I appreciate your offer. That is a super nice tool. Sure beats the hand crank one by like 30 times. We have that one and I've used it about 3 times.

[Nisse Järnet]

Yeah well that was a new one! :P

[flyboyx]

yuk man! gross! hit that shit with a pressure washer so you can see what is going on there.

[barbierij]

yuk man! gross! hit that shit with a pressure washer so you can see what is going on there.

Hey, thanks dick.

[barbierij]

I contacted a couple companies that sell reman units but they cant get the pipe.

I found this image


and the part numbers are in the page below

http://parts.bmwofsouthatlanta.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=255080

and it looks like the part number I need is 32131137413. I contacted Turner and I was told it is special order so nobody can visually verify that it is the pipe I need.