VN-VR V6 power steering res return failures
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 7:19 pm
Hi all,
Does anyone have a good solution to a replacement or relatively easy to fit alternative metal res for the VN-VR v6?
With the age of these cars now, it looks like the return fittings are breaking off them. I had one such res and pump in the shed that someone broke and repaired with a brass fitting, although this worked it also has hairline cracks around the tapping and weeps. (had to use it for now).
I assumed someone was just too rough on that one.
Today I had to replace the 3 week old gates water pump (shit itself) with a NOS Jap made GMB from a VN s1. The PS return hose got brittle again after a few years, tackled that and the res fitting just snapped off even with minimal force.
I realized this is a dangerous issue. Fluid straight onto the headers, fire! and loss of power steering.
Quick google and there was nothing. Even used res are expensive and NOS ones are drug money. This suggests this is being a common issue.
Would be nice if there was a drop in fabricated or billet option, but one can dream
Does anyone have a good solution to a replacement or relatively easy to fit alternative metal res for the VN-VR v6?
With the age of these cars now, it looks like the return fittings are breaking off them. I had one such res and pump in the shed that someone broke and repaired with a brass fitting, although this worked it also has hairline cracks around the tapping and weeps. (had to use it for now).
I assumed someone was just too rough on that one.
Today I had to replace the 3 week old gates water pump (shit itself) with a NOS Jap made GMB from a VN s1. The PS return hose got brittle again after a few years, tackled that and the res fitting just snapped off even with minimal force.
I realized this is a dangerous issue. Fluid straight onto the headers, fire! and loss of power steering.
Quick google and there was nothing. Even used res are expensive and NOS ones are drug money. This suggests this is being a common issue.
Would be nice if there was a drop in fabricated or billet option, but one can dream