1999 Discovery 2

So the short story is this, I finally got under my LR today to diagnose why the ACE light was on. Looks like the sway bar end link sheared off of the ACE system which allowed the hydraulic lines to get low enough to where one of the lines was stuck running on the driveshaft enough to where it wore a hole through the rubber part of the line and is now leaking fluid. Replacing the sway bar endlink is easy enough, but.

Is this something that could be cleaned up and repaired? Or do I need to replace the entire line all together?

If it needs replacing, anyone know where to find one?

Thanks in advance!

 

Broken end link

Rubbed hole

 

I've had a power steering line fail years ago, and the pressure was high enough that there was no fixing the existing hose. I had to replace it. I looked at a generic part from some no-name Taiwanese outfit, but the end fittings weren't the same as the OEM part. Back then I decided to just go with the OEM part even though it was twice the cost of the aftermarket part, but it least it was a perfect fit.

Now for the caveats:
1. This was a Range Rover Classic, not a Disco II.
2. Power steering pressures and fluid volumes are high, as are ACE pressures and volumes.
3. There was probably room for a slightly incorrectly bent end fitting in the RRC, but there's less room if the part isn't exactly right in the engine bay of a Disco II with ACE, so ponder that.
4. I have never seen a repair to a power steering hose that actually worked. Yeah, end fittings can be replaced, but repairs to the middle of a hose always seem to leak.

Caveat to the caveats: I'm far from infallible, so if you know of a solution to a ruptured hose, I'm as curious as the next guy to see it.

Good luck,
Scott

 

Thank you so much for the reply! My only worry is finding a replacement line since it’s so long. (Runs from the rear sway bar to the ACE distribution block about halfway on the chassis.