PT Cruiser 2008 Power Steering Hose Removal: Service and Repair | Page 1509
13. Install the tire and wheel assembly (1) See: Wheels and Tires/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Tires and Wheels - Installation.
Install and tighten wheel mounting nuts (3) to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
14. Tighten the mounting bolt (previously left loose) securing the pressure hose and routing bracket to the engine block to 8 Nm (70 in. lbs.).
15. Attach the pressure hose (1) and routing brackets to the structural collar. Tighten the mounting bolts (2) to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).
16. Using a lint free towel, wipe clean the open power steering hose end and the power steering gear port. Replace any used O-rings with new.
Lubricate the O-ring with power steering fluid.
CAUTION: Forward of the steering gear, the pressure hose routes between the front suspension crossmember and the driveshaft. When
tightening the pressure hose tube nut to the steering gear, the pressure hose must be positioned (clocked) such that its final routing (after
tightened) offers 4-10 mm clearance to the front suspension crossmember (measured at the pressure hose steel-to-rubber coupling). There
