2006 TSX - Tried repairing Power Steering Leak, screwed things up worse
07-08-2017, 10:19 PM
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2006 TSX - Tried repairing Power Steering Leak, screwed things up worse
Hey folks,
I'm pretty new to doing car repairs myself instead of depending on a dealership or repair place. I've started doing my own repairs lately, such as replacing the power steering fluid.
One thing I noticed was my power steering was leaking, and many people said that simply replacing the O-Ring could fix the issue. So I bought the part and began the repair process. Well, things screwed up - and it was totally my fault. I placed the O-Ring on the hose that connects to the Power Steering pump and started to put the bolt back on to hold it. Turns out, these bolts are pretty shitty because upon trying to tighten it just snapped off at the plastic point of entry at the power steering pump.
Of course, I'm a complete moron and made things worse by trying to drill in to extract the screw - if anything I just made things worse and now I won't be able to screw anything in to connect the hose. Am I screwed and have to buy a new pump? Or is there some way I can replace the screw-hole portion of the pump that connects to the hose?
I'm pretty new to doing car repairs myself instead of depending on a dealership or repair place. I've started doing my own repairs lately, such as replacing the power steering fluid.
One thing I noticed was my power steering was leaking, and many people said that simply replacing the O-Ring could fix the issue. So I bought the part and began the repair process. Well, things screwed up - and it was totally my fault. I placed the O-Ring on the hose that connects to the Power Steering pump and started to put the bolt back on to hold it. Turns out, these bolts are pretty shitty because upon trying to tighten it just snapped off at the plastic point of entry at the power steering pump.
Of course, I'm a complete moron and made things worse by trying to drill in to extract the screw - if anything I just made things worse and now I won't be able to screw anything in to connect the hose. Am I screwed and have to buy a new pump? Or is there some way I can replace the screw-hole portion of the pump that connects to the hose?
07-10-2017, 09:22 AM
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Replace the pump is cheapest/fastest repair method. Pretty easy job.
A 6mm bolt (10mm socket head size) only takes about 7-9 ft-lbs (14-18 pounds force on 6" ratchet). Practice torqueing to get a feel for "tight".
good luck
A 6mm bolt (10mm socket head size) only takes about 7-9 ft-lbs (14-18 pounds force on 6" ratchet). Practice torqueing to get a feel for "tight".
good luck
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07-10-2017, 02:16 PM
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Thanks for the reccomendation. I guess I'll go with replacing the pump.
I tried calling dealerships and such to get some quotes on how much they would charge me, most were quoting ~$850 for the part (I'm guessing buying the part OEM comes with a bunch of the other pieces that I won't need?) along with labor charges of ~$300-500.
I'm thinking it would be more in my interest to buy a part online and either try to do it myself or get them to install it for me. Thoughts?
Something like these I would presume work? I don't want to get cheap 3rd party brands from Autozone or anything, ideally the closest things to re-manufactured original parts - but I'm not an expert in this area of knowing what a "re-manufactured part" is
2006 Acura TSX Power Steering Pump All Models 86-00966 AN
2006 Acura TSX Power Steering Pump All Models 86-00966 R
I tried calling dealerships and such to get some quotes on how much they would charge me, most were quoting ~$850 for the part (I'm guessing buying the part OEM comes with a bunch of the other pieces that I won't need?) along with labor charges of ~$300-500.
I'm thinking it would be more in my interest to buy a part online and either try to do it myself or get them to install it for me. Thoughts?
Something like these I would presume work? I don't want to get cheap 3rd party brands from Autozone or anything, ideally the closest things to re-manufactured original parts - but I'm not an expert in this area of knowing what a "re-manufactured part" is
2006 Acura TSX Power Steering Pump All Models 86-00966 AN
2006 Acura TSX Power Steering Pump All Models 86-00966 R
12-08-2017, 09:19 AM
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So when you tried to drill out to extract the broken bolt what happened that makes you think it cannot be made to hold a screw again??
It may be possible to drill out a larger hole, tap and install a helicoil to be able to reuse a replacement stock sized bolt.
Potentially the cheapest option... If that's not something you are comfortable doing, can you pull the pump out of the car and take it to a trustworthy local mechanic to ask it that is possible?
It may be possible to drill out a larger hole, tap and install a helicoil to be able to reuse a replacement stock sized bolt.
Potentially the cheapest option... If that's not something you are comfortable doing, can you pull the pump out of the car and take it to a trustworthy local mechanic to ask it that is possible?