Well I received my cooler from
Start with the $45.00 Fluidyne
cooler from
Remove the top plastic shroud covering the radiator area.
Remove the 2 13mm nuts holding the OEM power steering cooler mount in place. My
hands where skinny enough to go through the hood release area and do this. If
you have bigger hands remove the plastic air dam on the bottom of the car
first.
Remove the bottom plastic airdam
tray with all those plastic push rivits. Let the OEM
power steering cooler hang and remove the hoses to drain the power steering
fluid. Have a catch pan handy.
Remove OEM cooler and throw it on the workbench.
As you can see the OEM cooler is held in place onto the
mount with 4 metal rivits.
As you can see 2 of the holes on the
aftermarket cooler mount up perfectly with the OEM bracket.
With the cooler removed go ahead and tidy up the are under the car.
Drill out all 4 rivits using a
drill bit slightly larger then the hole in the head of the rivit.
Carefull not to use to much
pressure. If you do the drill will go right through the rivit
and into your OEM cooler, which you should save for future use someday.
If your carefull you should have
2 parts unscathed in the removal.
With the OEM cooler removed use some bolts and nuts to
retain the aftermarket cooler in place. I used 10mm bolts with built in washers
and 10mm nuts. Luckily I had some old bolts laying
around that where black. This makes for a very factory looking install. Use red
loctite on the bolt threads to prevent them from
backing out.
Slip the cooler up from the bottom of the car and re-install
the 2 13mm nuts. You will have to hold the cooler up while you tighten the nut
down to ensure the cooler stays level.
Take the OEM cooler lines and cut them where they make the
final 90degree turn.
With the lines cut install the hoses using the OEM hose
clamps.
I didn’t do this because it seems very sturdy but you could
optionally install a bracket from an unused nut on the radiator to the new
power steering cooler.
That’s it. Button the car up with the air damn and radiator
shroud. Fill the power steering tank back up and start the car for a short
period of time. Turn it off and check the fluid level. Refill if necessary. You
should use about half a quart of power steering fluid to fill everything back
up.
Aaron Lephart