Substitution: 2wd upper power steering hose into 4WD

[ncbrock]

I don't have any pictures to document this, unfortunately, as I was in a huge rush to replace the part so I could drive to work in the morning. Not knowing there was a difference in power steering lines between the 2wd and 4wd models, I ordered the wrong part. Not having any other choice, as this van is my daily driver, I tried to install the power steering hose anyways, and it worked. Getting the 4wd power steering hose out was a HUGE pain. There's a hidden clamp that you pretty much have to unbolt/slide off blindly, and without unbolting the radiator it seemed next to impossible to get out, so I ended up cutting the line in half to get it out. The 2wd power steering line seemed to go in a lot easier, I did not end up reusing all 3 of the stock clamps, but the entire line bolts up to both ends (the pump and the female line up front which the hard line connects to) with no modifications or bending necessary. The line is not contacting anything, and all seems to be well:cnfsd:


Part used:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=1159&cc=1279784&jsn=1