98 prevost power steering hose

Busnut83 · September 02, 2014, 07:27:33 PM

Has anyone replaced their hoses...should I attempt the repair myself or is this a major job. How do I detremine which hose is bad. Returned from trip... went to park bus and hose burst...no steering... puddle from under bus about 3 feet from rear tire???

robertglines1 · September 03, 2014, 10:09:50 AM

The hoses are two piece with a bulkhead splice at last bay in front of duals. On curb side up high The rear hose will be aprox15 ft long. It will fasten up from the bottom to bus frame structure. My suggestion is to leave old one in and strap replacement to it. Those fasteners on a old coach are darn near impossible. Pretty sure both hoses are interchangeable. Bob

Busnut83 · September 03, 2014, 03:08:10 PM

Bob... do the hose run above or below the fuel tank?

can i access it from the fan compartment?

robertglines1 · September 03, 2014, 04:52:06 PM

run above. But you are ahead of the splice by about 5 ft. You can access it from the bottom between the rear end and rear bay wall. Above norgren valve bank. I will send you a pm with my phone # Also will ck to see if I have a picture. Bob

robertglines1 · September 03, 2014, 05:19:29 PM

pic is from above with floor cut out. left is front of bus top is curbside. you can see the air tank on curb side from above. The larger black hose cut off is one of the power steering hoses. The splice/bulk head connector is about 30 inches toward front of bus from here. Bob

Busnut83 · September 03, 2014, 06:59:06 PM

Thanks Bob... im feeling better about this... i will look for this... i will be out for a day or two.

luvrbus · September 03, 2014, 07:49:44 PM

Are you sure it is the hose and not a o-ring on the pump fitting they are bad about coming loose,blowing the o-ring and running down the hose then looking like a broke hose

Busnut83 · September 09, 2014, 09:26:50 PM

Bob,,, there is a blue braided hose and a black rubber hose that is marked 1200psi... Any idea which hose may be broken?

The hole is over the fuel tank.... I see the connection on the rear engine wall...so hoes is about 35 feet to the front... My plan is to disconnect at rear wall and from the second bay pull the hose thru,,, check for hole ,,,then disconnect from steering ,,, there are hangers about every 3 feet... So far the hardest part is removing everything from bays and removing the plywood that covers the hose channel.... THANKS already for the info and pic...I think I can do it.... ALSO PREVOST said it would take 3 days plus the price of the hose?

? I LOVE THIS BOARD

robertglines1 · September 10, 2014, 05:22:17 AM

the 1200lb hose sounds to low pressure for system..FWIW I'm prob wrong. Will ck mine later when up at shop. Another hose view point above tank.. In condenser compartment. The door swings out. Look upper left corner there is a plate that is bolted in. remove that plate and you will get a view of top of tank. If you have skinny arms you can feel around for wet hose. Bob

robertglines1 · September 10, 2014, 08:53:51 AM

hoses both marked 12000 psi. There is probably a open pvc pipe used for running about everything--- front to back in tunnel. They start in the back top of spare tire compartment and run to aprox rear differential . could be cut in last bay if needed. might be gray 2 inch on driver side. FWIW Bob

Jim Eh. · September 10, 2014, 09:55:58 AM

Quote from: robertglines1 on September 10, 2014, 05:22:17 AM
the 1200lb hose sounds to low pressure for system..FWIW I'm prob wrong. Will ck mine later when up at shop. Another hose view point above tank.. In condenser compartment. The door swings out. Look upper left corner there is a plate that is bolted in. remove that plate and you will get a view of top of tank. If you have skinny arms you can feel around for wet hose. Bob

Be careful not to puncture your finger if there is steel braid exposed from a blown hose.

luvrbus · September 10, 2014, 10:01:05 AM

3600 bucks to replace a hose I thought the 1500 they charged in Ft Worth was out of this world with the hose WOW

eagle19952 · September 11, 2014, 12:00:29 PM

Why couldn't you pull the hose and put a splice in after cutting out the bad section... really where did $3600.00 come up for a replacement cost ?

digesterman · September 11, 2014, 01:07:13 PM

Unless u could get the correct " field repair" ends you would have to take in both pieces to have new ends put on for any type of a repair, "splices" don't work on high pressure hydraulic hoses for the most part.

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luvrbus · September 11, 2014, 01:16:49 PM

He said Prevost labor was 3 days Donald 24 hours to replace the hose they did charge me 1500 smackers to replace the hose but that was their estimate and I held them to it it was less than 1/2 of what the final bill was maybe they learn in a hurry