Hydro assist on the cheap

[KYOTA]

were are you guys mounting your cooler at? got any pics

B&M trans cooler on mine mounted in front of the radiator

[alwayzbroken]

Is everybody running the same Surplus Center ram? That is the one I have and my hydro assist sucks. I don't know if it is cuz my front diff is welded but I have to strong arm the steering wheel still. I have wheeled it for a whole year. I blew the internals of my first box up then tapped another and that performed exactly as the first. I figured it would have done more for me 

[Tice]

Mine is a little stiffer than my friends but still alot easier than stock. I ran into a problem last trip out, I had to rev the motor to about 2000 to get it to turn easier, at idle in dirt it was hard hell. I replaced the high pressure fitting that I drilled out with a stock one and now it works great. I can turn the wheels at idle on concrete with no air pressure with ease.

[alwayzbroken]

I tried drilling my restrictor out and the pump squeals terribly even with my triple sized resovoir. I replaced the pump with a different one and I got the same squealing. I run a stock restrictor now.

[Tice]

Mine was doing that too.  I have about 2 1/2 qts of fluid in the whole system too.

[dov'd85]

from what i have read you need to run a cooler... more capacity.. i got one from the surplus but the way the mounts are made seams like it might be a pain to mount? anyone running the same cooler with pics

Mine was doing that too.  I have about 2 1/2 qts of fluid in the whole system too.

[alwayzbroken]

from what i have read you need to run a cooler... more capacity.. 

It squealed when it was cold and instantly on startup. Any thing above 1200 rpm the pump squealed bloody murder. I have a huge freakin res so I don't think that is the problem.

[Bazzi]

same problem with the drilled out restrictor the pum squeled. I have a huge capasitor from a man or mersedes bens trailer, and tryed a lot of different things... I changed the pump, I changed the seals in the pump my next choise is to change the seals in the ifs box and after that ? I even removed some parts from a setup I mate for a friend of mine. but nothing.  I suggest changing the box even if it doesn´t leak.

[Tice]

from what i have read you need to run a cooler... more capacity.. i got one from the surplus but the way the mounts are made seams like it might be a pain to mount? anyone running the same cooler with pics

I'm running a huge cooler, almost as big as the radiator it self!!

[MR_DIY]

I'm waiting on my trailgear kit to get here. no headache except for tapping my box (probably rebuild as I do it)... we'll see if pump problems arise 

nice thread though

[dov'd85]

ya mine won't be mounted until i get my hysteer... running out of money hopefully i will be wheeling my X-mas

I'm running a huge cooler, almost as big as the radiator it self!!

lets see a pic of that mounted... what kind of cooler is it? and how much fluid does your system hold

[Tice]

ya mine won't be mounted until i get my hysteer... running out of money hopefully i will be wheeling my X-mas
lets see a pic of that mounted... what kind of cooler is it? and how much fluid does your system hold

I'll try and get a pic today, it along with the bigger resivoir holds about 2 1/2 qts.

[Brokenparts]

alot of time squealing has to do more with the power steering pump seals/pump getting weak more than anything.

[Brokenparts]

anyone ever tapped a fj-60 box?  I've got one here that I'm about ready to tap but I'm looking to see if anyone knows if the locations from the IFS to the fj60 box are similar?

[alwayzbroken]

alot of time squealing has to do more with the power steering pump seals/pump getting weak more than anything.

I tried two different style pumps and both squealed.

[FATTshack]

I installed my TG hyro assist, works great and no probs so far, please don't hate me for getting it from were I did..LOL

[dov'd85]

I installed my TG hyro assist, works great and no probs so far, please don't hate me for getting it from were I did..LOL

are you running a cooler or an over sized res?

i got the over sized cooler from surplus but i haven't put any fittings on it yet anyone else running this cooler?
and i am not sure what fittings i need for the res??

thanks

james

[DTB]

i got the over sized cooler from surplus but i haven't put any fittings on it yet anyone else running this cooler?
and i am not sure what fittings i need for the res??

thanks

james

what kind of res is it? the cooler should be 1/2 inch NPT

[FATTshack]

no cooler or res, yet. Im using Valvoline synthetic fluid, and have not noticed any problems yet. I do have a question though. I have an MC steering stabilizer installed. do I still need it with the Hydro assist setup?

[DTB]

I have an MC steering stabilizer installed. do I still need it with the Hydro assist setup?

no

[KYOTA]

are you running a cooler or an over sized res?

i got the over sized cooler from surplus but i haven't put any fittings on it yet anyone else running this cooler?
and i am not sure what fittings i need for the res??

thanks

james

looks like you're running the same reservoir as mine. They are AN fittings, bottom is 10AN and side is 6AN and will cost more than the res did  I mounted my res. in the stock location with some modification to fit and had to use a 90* out the bottom and for that fitting alone it was $25 IIRC. If you can get away with mounting it somewhere and use straight fittings it will be cheaper. Summit or Jegs for the fittings. I can dig thru reciepts and get you part #s if you need

[KYOTA]

heres the part #s for the reservoir and AN fittings to fit this reservoir


**Speedway motors PS reservoir P/N 91032876-STD-10**

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/xq/aspx/display_id.2062/qx/Product.htm

**AN fittings for this reservoir from Summit**

EAR-700167ERL
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&N=+115&searchinresults=false&Ntt=ear700167erl

EAR-709111ERL
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntt=ear709111erl&searchinresults=false&Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&N=700+115

[dov'd85]

looks like you're running the same reservoir as mine. They are AN fittings, bottom is 10AN and side is 6AN and will cost more than the res did  I mounted my res. in the stock location with some modification to fit and had to use a 90* out the bottom and for that fitting alone it was $25 IIRC. If you can get away with mounting it somewhere and use straight fittings it will be cheaper. Summit or Jegs for the fittings. I can dig thru reciepts and get you part #s if you need

i cut my front clip off so mounting it is no problem... so you are just getting a threaded fitting with a male end and using a hose clamp?? thanks for the info and links

[KYOTA]

ya those fittings I posted are push on AN fittings. your suppose to use their special hose but the fittings  are barbed and the stock hoses fit well, havent had a problem. You could drop some  $$ and get steel braided lines and use the compression fittings too.

[dov'd85]

i ordered two AN fittings i got two straight ones i can't believe how much more the 90 degree's cost... got my ram mounted and my hydro lines ran now i just need to find a place for this HUGE cooler and i am waiting on my fittings...

[Yota4life]

I installed my TG hyro assist, works great and no probs so far, please don't hate me for getting it from were I did..LOL

How well does it drive on the road?

[FATTshack]

Drives good on the road, I drove it for abot 30 miles today. Only thing I noticed is that it pulled a little, but thats not related. at slow speeds the reaction time is a bit slow. not a big deal though.

[boggerunner]

i love this buildup thread, im definantly gonna do this setup on my 79, thanks for all the good info

[Gittinit]

Just to clearify the holes in the steering box are tapped to 1/4 pipe thread, so the lines would be sufficient at 1/4 also right? I had a friend at work make me up a set of hydrolic lines at work with 1/4 fittings and 1/4 hose. Please comfirm that I did good!

[Gittinit]

Nevermind I found it.  I did good!