Hydroboost and Power Steering Hose(s) (2001 Express 1500 LT 5.7L)
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Hydroboost and Power Steering Hose(s) (2001 Express 1500 LT 5.7L)
What is HydroBoost ?
How can HydroBoost (what ever it is) have anything to do with the High pressure power steering hose ?
HydroBoost vs Conventional Power System.
Have seen hoses listed as "Pump To Hydroboost" and "Hydroboost To Gear".
How do you know if you have a Hydroboost ?
Is the return just a rubber tube or does it have special metal ends attached to it ?
Oh well, always something for me to learn.
At least my 03 Envoy and 09 Aveo have regular steering !
How can HydroBoost (what ever it is) have anything to do with the High pressure power steering hose ?
HydroBoost vs Conventional Power System.
Have seen hoses listed as "Pump To Hydroboost" and "Hydroboost To Gear".
How do you know if you have a Hydroboost ?
Is the return just a rubber tube or does it have special metal ends attached to it ?
Oh well, always something for me to learn.
At least my 03 Envoy and 09 Aveo have regular steering !
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Notice how your brake master cylinder has no vacuum diaphram?
That's because your power steering system is supplying the power.
The power boost lines are the metal ones that curl around down to the pump, and yes they always leak. I have found that the Lucas brand power steering repair fluid is so thick that it has reduced the weeping of fluid from my lines, and they were replaced about 40000 kms ago.
That's because your power steering system is supplying the power.
The power boost lines are the metal ones that curl around down to the pump, and yes they always leak. I have found that the Lucas brand power steering repair fluid is so thick that it has reduced the weeping of fluid from my lines, and they were replaced about 40000 kms ago.
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in a nut shell hydroboost uses the power steering pump and fluid for brake assist instead of the vacuum booster using vacuum for assist. If that answered your question?
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Which power steering pump then
Knowing that The van does not have hydro-boost. What power steering pump does the van use. They have the one with and without a reservoir. NAPA has both of them with a price difference of around 57 dollars.
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Can only find remanufactured units at most stores.
The reservoir seems to be a cover pressed onto the pump with fittings attached, two bolts on the back and a connector with a plastic cover for the high pressure hose.
The other two pipes/tubes are for low pressure lines, I image one from the P/S box and the other for the upper fill reservoir.
Looking at it I cannot see how one would put a reservoir onto another pump that came without it.
The reservoir seems to be a cover pressed onto the pump with fittings attached, two bolts on the back and a connector with a plastic cover for the high pressure hose.
The other two pipes/tubes are for low pressure lines, I image one from the P/S box and the other for the upper fill reservoir.
Looking at it I cannot see how one would put a reservoir onto another pump that came without it.
Last edited by Salto_jorge; March 11th, 2016 at 7:51 PM.
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from what I remember theres just a big oring and the pump is held to the reservoir with a couple of the fittings, as I said just get the entire assembly. I've only had to swap the pump over a handful of times and I don't see how the cost justified the extra work and possibility of something going wrong