Hi y'all. The power steering pressure hose on my 2006 Honda Accord leaked. I watched YouTube videos on how to repair. I ordered an after market one online that looks just like the part in the videos. It said it was guaranteed to fit. It didn't fit. It wouldn't thread in to the rack and pinion. It was designed differently. But people are buying them and there were no complaints in the reviews, only praise.
I found the original OEM Honda part. It is designed differently. And turns out to install it you have to remove the rack and pinion. Not like in the videos at all. The part is different, and the assembly is different. What is going on?

 

What is the design difference between the aftermarket part vs the OEM part?

Not sure what engine you have, but did you order a part for a V6 instead of the 4-cyl, or vice versa?

 

I double checked. The pressure feed hose is the same for the V6 and the I4 anyway. The OEM part is one solid piece at the metal hose-nut-thread end that threads into the rack and pinion. So, you have to turn the whole thing as you thread it into the junction. Thus, the rack and pinion has to be removed to do this, just to turn the nut. The aftermarket part is designed so that the nut and thread slides on the hose and turns freely. You thread it into the junction, and it presses the hose into the junction, and by sheer pressure holds the hose end in there and prevents leakage. But it just won't thread. It stops about 70 percent of the way in and gets stuck. So, I ordered the OEM Honda part, and have to remove the rack and pinion now. What I don't understand is why people are buying the aftermarket part and there are no complaints, only praise. Something is obviously wrong. And what's up with the YouTube videos showing it works when it doesn't? Here is one link:

 

The power steering feed hose is not the same part for a V6 vs a 4 cylinder.

This Acura service bulletin's instructions for the replacement of a TSX power steering feed hose is practically the same as for a 4 cylinder Accord. The rack and pinion does not need to be removed.

https://www.heeltoeauto.com/files/pi...l_bulletin.pdf

 

Oh, ok. Well, anyway, I made sure that I ordered the correct one for a 2.4L I4 engine. And it's a relief to know the rack and pinion does not have to be removed. Now what I am stumped about is this. In the bulletin you sent, on page 3, #11, it says to loosen the flare nut. Well, when I removed the old leaking part, I could not turn the nut. It was totally frozen. I ended up cutting the tube, putting a flexhead boxend 19mm extended wrench to get it off. When I looked at the part, the tube, the nut, and the thread were one solid piece. I probed inside it with a pin and it was smooth inside. So, I don't see how the nut can spin. The nut on the after market part spins and slides. But it won't thread in all the way. I am looking at the description right now. It is for a 2006 2.4 liter I4 Honda Accord engine. I returned once, ordered from another company. Looks just like the part in the video. You can see in the video, on the engine, it reads 2.4 liter. Did the old part fuse together or something? How come the after market part won't fit? Now I am more lost.

 

Oh, I totally goofed. The nut does spin, it was just stuck.
So, I got the OEM Honda part. But now it won't thread at all. I can't get the thread to catch no matter how hard I try. Any ideas?