Baystate Jeepers

I'm at wits end, I had to replace the return power steering line and I got almost everything in except the bolt assembly on the power steering pump itself. I've literally fought with this for hours with a screwdriver pushing the fitting down and numerous style open end wrenches and the darn thing will not seat properly. Tried for a while last night and then ran out of energy and light, tried again for over an hour and even had my wife trying to help. This thing is a PITA.

Is there anyone that can swing by and lend a hand in the next few days (if its not raining)? I work from home so I'm pretty much here unless the kids are getting a ride somewhere...

This is what Im dealing with...
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Huge thanks to Dave Coye who helped me out today! Dave happened to be in the area and I happened to have some parts for him

We ended up needing to reroute the hose OVER the other PS line instead of under the notch to get it to line up. Still weeping a little fluid, but now I can drive it a little bit to bring it to someone the get it the rest of the way.

The best part is I didn't need to torch my Jeep and smile while it burned to the ground as that was the direction it was headed....

That Dave guy is busy . We had lunch as he pick up parts for Carl . Any of what I said helpful ? Glad its together FjR68

Hey Frank it was definitely helpful to trace the lines out like you suggested. My brain was a little overwhelmed when I was looking at it before and the inner fender liners blocked a lot of the view to trace things, once I peeled those back it was easier to figure out what part I needed to order and then it was a mater of waiting for it to come in to the parts place...

So the sad saga is not yet over. I was away last week and after Dave helped me out the pump was still weeping. I finally took it to a mechanic up the road when I got back from vacation and they couldn't get it to seat either. They ordered a new line which took a few days to come in and that one also would not seat properly, they determined that the steering box is defective and causing the line to deform when tightened. Now I need to replace the steering box (two years old and Jeep that replaced it under warranty wont stand behind their part) and now I need to buy a new PS pump AND a new PS line.

Its a jeep thing, I think you understand...

Sounds like a great excuse to upgrade to a new jeep and do all the fun stuff again!