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Power Steering Bolt Leaking...................

cliffo72
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hi all, new to the forum and need some help with the gf car.its a mark1 focus and the power steering is loosing fluid. i had a look around and from underneath there is a pipe coming from the pump heading towards the rack that has a nut and bolt in it. the nut (14mm) looks like it has a m8 bolt/screw in it again 14mm head and this seems to be leaking. i have searched the web and cannot find this nut/bolt or anyway of tightening or sortinga solution. hopefully one of you guys can help. thanks in advance. Shane

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    just to add to above, next to the nut and bolt on the pipe was this part no. 98ag3e586ag, i googled it and it came up with some german stuff which didnt really help. any clues?

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    Helps the google search when the part number you saw is split up so you're looking for 98AG 3E586 AG.

    Google images throws up a few photos which I reckon are what you've looked at

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=98ag+3e586+ag&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=TsQAVI6PM-rG7AbmnIDACg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1527&bih=834#imgdii=_

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    hi, thanks for the reply, but the part im after definately looks like a nut and bolt. will grab a picture tomorrow and post it up.

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    well i have since found out that it should have the pressure switch there, not a bolt. does anyone know the thread size? its the aircon version too. it looks old english perhaps 3/8 unf but being ford i would assume a metric fine???? any clues?? thanks

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    Being a pipe fitting it may well be a bsp size, but as you say being ford it could be metric.

    If it's bsp, remember the size you measure is not the actual size, for example 1/4 bsp measures approx 1/2 inch.

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    hi stef, thanks for the reply did try bsp plug fittings last night but didnt match. so off to the stealers i suppose......

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