Re: [Chrysler300] Power Steering Fluid Cooler

[Paul Holmgren <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ron Waters wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone else has done this and if it's necessary. Shouldn't 
> the seals, etc. in the pump be able to withstand the heat that is 
> transferred from the engine ? Additionally, my concern would be the 
> introduction of additional hoses into the equation, which can leak or split.
> 
> Ron
> 
>> I recommend that you install a power steering fluid cooler to prolong the 
>> life of the pump.  We used a transmission cooler for a 2001 GMC 1500 series 
>> 4-wheel drive pick-up that mounted neatly to the front of the radiator yoke 
>> on the driver's side.  We routed the hoses around the battery and through 
>> existing cut outs in the radiator yoke.  After driving the car for 
>> prolonged periods with the engine nice and hot, one can hold the power 
>> steering cooler return hose and it is just lukewarm.

Ma Mopar has done this in the past, used Coolers on the PS cars.
Look at the taxi/cop car pumps from the 60's and 70's  Attached to the pumps or 
the steering box I recall.

Also you can visit your local boneyards and see the coolers on the Sebring verts
(our 98 had it as a standard part)
Probably 5x the cooling capacity of the previously mentioned unit.



-- 
Paul Holmgren
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