Power Steering Return Hose Leak.
Here is a diagram that Courtesy Nissan faxed to me. Below are
pictures that I took with my digital camera. The colored annotations on
the diagram are my references to my pictures. Vince's (Courtesy Nissan)
hand-written text on the bottom part of the faxed diagram I think is incorrect.
I believe that the hose he indicates actually clamps to the hicas unit.
Basically, ignore it.
(You can click on the real pictures I took to get a bigger version)
I have annotated it to show you the hoses that I need. In the digital
pictures that I took that follow this diagram, I show a real live example
of what I'm looking for. I am essentially looking to replace the
light blue colored "curved" hose (the one that connects to the reservoir
port "a" shown with yellow) 
and the purple/magenta colored "straight" hose (the one that connects to
the reservoir port "b" shown with green)
.
I have a .
My concern is that the purple/magenta hose that I'm looking for, on MY
car and as shown in the pictures, has some kind of metal fitting that does
not seem to be removable at the bottom of it (shown in a powder light blue/turquoise
that I've labelled "C")
.
At the top of this hose, it uses a regular hose clamp. In the diagram
that Courtesy faxed me, I see a 1994 year on the picture, and I know from
looking at my friend's 1994 NA, that indeed that particular hose, is just
a hose that uses a regular hose clamp at either end to secure it to the
return hose into the reservoir at the top and the metal hose rack at the
bottom. But, if you look at my pictures, mine has a different fitting
at the bottom part of the hose where it connects to the metal hose rack.
The metal rack is shown in 'dark blue'. The 'fitting' that I have,
but is shown as just a regular hose clamp in your diagram is labelled as
"C" and in 'powder light blue/turquoise'.
Again, you can click on any of my pictures to get a closer view, but
I think it's fairly obvious what I'm talking about. I just want to
make sure I get the right hose and/or a secure way of replacing the 'stock'
hose. From talking with Vince at Courtesy Nissan, I was told that
on my car, I would have to replace that hose and the metal rack (dark blue
colored references) that comes as ONE piece. This is not too
appealing to me.
How would I "install" such a fitting as the one labelled "C" ?
This was my original question, but from talking to Vince, it sounds like
it can NOT be replaced by itself. Unless brought to a special shop
that can crimp this hose onto the rack for me.
The alternative I am contemplating is to use a '94+ hose... ie. just
a hose, with a hose clamp on either end. Has anyone done this?
I'm concerned that the metal rack fitting may be different between 90-93
and 94+, and specifically, that the 94+ cars, designed the metal rack DIFFERENTLY
with the mind set that a clamped hose will be used versus a crimped fitted
hose as shown on my '93.
Any experiences, or knowledges of the similiarity or differences in
the metal rack ends would be greatly appreciated.
Andy Woo, Thursday, January 6, 2000.
and the purple/magenta colored "straight" hose (the one that connects to
the reservoir port "b" shown with green)
.
I have a .
My concern is that the purple/magenta hose that I'm looking for, on MY
car and as shown in the pictures, has some kind of metal fitting that does
not seem to be removable at the bottom of it (shown in a powder light blue/turquoise
that I've labelled "C")
.
At the top of this hose, it uses a regular hose clamp. In the diagram
that Courtesy faxed me, I see a 1994 year on the picture, and I know from
looking at my friend's 1994 NA, that indeed that particular hose, is just
a hose that uses a regular hose clamp at either end to secure it to the
return hose into the reservoir at the top and the metal hose rack at the
bottom. But, if you look at my pictures, mine has a different fitting
at the bottom part of the hose where it connects to the metal hose rack.
The metal rack is shown in 'dark blue'. The 'fitting' that I have,
but is shown as just a regular hose clamp in your diagram is labelled as
"C" and in 'powder light blue/turquoise'.