Re: BMW 740i power steering fluid

#1

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2006Young <young707.PleaseNoSpam (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

The black rubber hose is around 3/4" in diameter.
I cannot find anyway to open the steel clamp?

They are crimped and have to be cut off.

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#2

"Jack" <grampajack (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

I've been down this road with the power steering hoses on my 318is. After
spending $100 buying a new set of hoses I found during the installation
that there was really nothing wrong with the old ones - just the crimpon
hose clamps that had lost their preload as the rubber relaxed with age.
You can buy a tool to recrimp these hose clamps at most auto supply
outlets. Or you can replace the hose clamps with the screw type. The old
ones can be removed by prying them open with a small screwdriver inserted
into the crimp section to open them up and then cutting them off with a
macho set of diagonal cutters.

Yes, I wish to remove the old crimp type clamps. I tried to pry open the
crimp.
But unable to allow any space to insert cutter. And try to avoid puncture
the hose.
Any suggestions? Much appreciate.

#3

You can dismount the reservoir so that you can move it to a more accessable
position within the constraints of the attached hoses. In my 318i I also
removed the air cleaner and airflow meter to improve the access but I'm not
familiar with the component locations in the 740i. You should suck as much
fluid as possible out of the reservoir using a turkey baster to reduce the
possibility of a major spill. You don't actually have to disconnect the
hoses to replace the clamps but it may happen by accident while removing the
old clamps.

"2006Young" <young707.PleaseNoSpam (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

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"Jack" <grampajack (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote in message
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I've been down this road with the power steering hoses on my 318is.
After spending $100 buying a new set of hoses I found during the
installation that there was really nothing wrong with the old ones - just
the crimpon hose clamps that had lost their preload as the rubber relaxed
with age. You can buy a tool to recrimp these hose clamps at most auto
supply outlets. Or you can replace the hose clamps with the screw type.
The old ones can be removed by prying them open with a small screwdriver
inserted into the crimp section to open them up and then cutting them off
with a macho set of diagonal cutters.

Yes, I wish to remove the old crimp type clamps. I tried to pry open the
crimp.
But unable to allow any space to insert cutter. And try to avoid puncture
the hose.
Any suggestions? Much appreciate.

#4

2006Young wrote:

Quote:

"Jack" <grampajack (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:nnxih.4988$WS4.80 (AT) trndny07 (DOT) ..
I've been down this road with the power steering hoses on my 318is. After
spending $100 buying a new set of hoses I found during the installation
that there was really nothing wrong with the old ones - just the crimpon
hose clamps that had lost their preload as the rubber relaxed with age.
You can buy a tool to recrimp these hose clamps at most auto supply
outlets. Or you can replace the hose clamps with the screw type. The old
ones can be removed by prying them open with a small screwdriver inserted
into the crimp section to open them up and then cutting them off with a
macho set of diagonal cutters.

Yes, I wish to remove the old crimp type clamps. I tried to pry open the
crimp.
But unable to allow any space to insert cutter. And try to avoid puncture
the hose.
Any suggestions? Much appreciate.

OK, if you look at the crimp clamps, you should be able to see that it
overlaps itself as it goes around the hose. You can get a very tiny
small screwdriver and pry the overlapped portion of the clamp away from
the band. Once you figure it out, you can do it by hand without looking.

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