Following on from the ladder and alternator incicident we find that it 
nailed the PAS as well.

Firstly Ford want 13 a litre for their special Ford coded fluid. Any ideas 
if I can use Dexron IID at about a fifth of the price without upsetting 
anything? The Ford stuff is red just like Dexron as it happens....

There is a little one way valve undneath the union of the offending pipe. 
Cannot see where the other pipe goes but I suspect it's the high pressure 
supply. Is it really necessary? I ask as it's been distorted anyway and 
doesn't work as an one way anything anymore. Ford will sell me a new rack, 
but no way can I get a new valve (doesn't even show on their computer)

TIA

"Chris Street"  wrote in message 
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> Following on from the ladder and alternator incicident we find that it
> nailed the PAS as well.
>
> Firstly Ford want 13 a litre for their special Ford coded fluid. Any 
> ideas
> if I can use Dexron IID at about a fifth of the price without upsetting
> anything? The Ford stuff is red just like Dexron as it happens....


Normal ATF (Dexron etc) fluid will do.


> There is a little one way valve undneath the union of the offending pipe.
> Cannot see where the other pipe goes but I suspect it's the high pressure
> supply. Is it really necessary? I ask as it's been distorted anyway and
> doesn't work as an one way anything anymore. Ford will sell me a new rack,
> but no way can I get a new valve (doesn't even show on their computer)


Where about exactly is this valve?

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:07:32 +0100, Moray Cuthill wrote:


> "Chris Street"  wrote in message 
> news:7duo6rq246vr$.anoql8hgs6sb.dlg@40tude.net...
>> Following on from the ladder and alternator incicident we find that it
>> nailed the PAS as well.
>>
>> Firstly Ford want 13 a litre for their special Ford coded fluid. Any 
>> ideas
>> if I can use Dexron IID at about a fifth of the price without upsetting
>> anything? The Ford stuff is red just like Dexron as it happens....
> 
> Normal ATF (Dexron etc) fluid will do.

Thanks.
> 
>> There is a little one way valve undneath the union of the offending pipe.
>> Cannot see where the other pipe goes but I suspect it's the high pressure
>> supply. Is it really necessary? I ask as it's been distorted anyway and
>> doesn't work as an one way anything anymore. Ford will sell me a new rack,
>> but no way can I get a new valve (doesn't even show on their computer)
> 
> Where about exactly is this valve?


It goes behind the pipe that feeds high pressure fluid in from the pump,
set up to allow the pump to send fluid into the rack but not out the other
way. It's small, same diameter as the pipe and about 4mm deep with a little
spring loaded plate in the centre.

"Chris Street"  wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:07:32 +0100, Moray Cuthill wrote:
>
>> "Chris Street"  wrote in message
>> news:7duo6rq246vr$.anoql8hgs6sb.dlg@40tude.net...
>>> Following on from the ladder and alternator incicident we find that it
>>> nailed the PAS as well.
>>>
>>> Firstly Ford want 13 a litre for their special Ford coded fluid. Any
>>> ideas
>>> if I can use Dexron IID at about a fifth of the price without upsetting
>>> anything? The Ford stuff is red just like Dexron as it happens....
>>
>> Normal ATF (Dexron etc) fluid will do.
>
> Thanks.
>>
>>> There is a little one way valve undneath the union of the offending 
>>> pipe.
>>> Cannot see where the other pipe goes but I suspect it's the high 
>>> pressure
>>> supply. Is it really necessary? I ask as it's been distorted anyway and
>>> doesn't work as an one way anything anymore. Ford will sell me a new 
>>> rack,
>>> but no way can I get a new valve (doesn't even show on their computer)
>>
>> Where about exactly is this valve?
>
> It goes behind the pipe that feeds high pressure fluid in from the pump,
> set up to allow the pump to send fluid into the rack but not out the other
> way. It's small, same diameter as the pipe and about 4mm deep with a 
> little
> spring loaded plate in the centre.


If it's actually part off the rack, then the chances off getting one 
seperate are very slim. Unfortunetly it's the way most things are now.
If you do end up getting a new rack, if you intend keeping the car for a 
while, I'd recommend you get a genuine ford rack. I've seen far too many 
aftermarket racks go faulty within relative short periods of time.

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:36:15 +0100, Moray Cuthill wrote:


> "Chris Street"  wrote in message 
> news:14pmamg3yyjxa.4yhd53d3r0zo.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:07:32 +0100, Moray Cuthill wrote:
>>
>>> "Chris Street"  wrote in message
>>> news:7duo6rq246vr$.anoql8hgs6sb.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>> Following on from the ladder and alternator incicident we find that it
>>>> nailed the PAS as well.
>>>>
>>>> Firstly Ford want 13 a litre for their special Ford coded fluid. Any
>>>> ideas
>>>> if I can use Dexron IID at about a fifth of the price without upsetting
>>>> anything? The Ford stuff is red just like Dexron as it happens....
>>>
>>> Normal ATF (Dexron etc) fluid will do.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>> There is a little one way valve undneath the union of the offending 
>>>> pipe.
>>>> Cannot see where the other pipe goes but I suspect it's the high 
>>>> pressure
>>>> supply. Is it really necessary? I ask as it's been distorted anyway and
>>>> doesn't work as an one way anything anymore. Ford will sell me a new 
>>>> rack,
>>>> but no way can I get a new valve (doesn't even show on their computer)
>>>
>>> Where about exactly is this valve?
>>
>> It goes behind the pipe that feeds high pressure fluid in from the pump,
>> set up to allow the pump to send fluid into the rack but not out the other
>> way. It's small, same diameter as the pipe and about 4mm deep with a 
>> little
>> spring loaded plate in the centre.
> 
> If it's actually part off the rack, then the chances off getting one 
> seperate are very slim. Unfortunetly it's the way most things are now.
> If you do end up getting a new rack, if you intend keeping the car for a 
> while, I'd recommend you get a genuine ford rack. I've seen far too many 
> aftermarket racks go faulty within relative short periods of time.


Yes that what it seems like. Ford want 475 for their rack or about 159
for a remanufactured one from a local independant. I'm tempted to stick the
whole ting back together first though without it and see how well it all
works!