Gen1 Power Steering Line

[MummifiedCircuitry]

I need to replace the power steering pressure line on a 89 V6 Montero, but have been running into brick walls. I pulled the whole pump/reservoir/lines off a 91 V6 model and went to install them but the line ends have a different flare and size. I then pulled a steering box off a 91 so it would match the lines, and the mounting plate is different, so it won't actually bolt to my frame. The only pre-89 Montero I could find locally was a SWB 4-cylinder and the whole pump/lines/reservoir were completely different than the pre-89 V6 and post-89 V6. I decided to just put my old steering box back on and buy a replacement pressure line from Rockauto, but the line they show is just the rubber section that ends in the banjo fitting on the pump, so it threads onto the hardline that runs to the box. My line is not a 2-piece, it doesn't separate where the others show a threaded end. Does anyone know where I can buy the whole lines from pump to steering box, or buy the hardline half so I can thread on a new rubber half?

Picture 1: the lines I'm finding online where the crimp fitting on the rubber line threads onto hardline


Picture 2: My actual line with no threaded parts where the rubber to crimp fitting threads onto the hardline

 

[Toasty]

They changed the setup slightly over the years for pump orientation, line sizes and the components themselves through the first two Gens. I ran into a similar issue on my '99 and '98, they're the exact same truck minus PS pump and lines, Rock auto listed the same lines for basically all of the Gen 2's. So I just converted everything to JIC fittings and had lines made because it was easier and now I have abrasion resistant hoses rated for 30,000psi and if I do have an issue I can get a PS hose made literally anywhere.

 

[MummifiedCircuitry]

They changed the setup slightly over the years for pump orientation, line sizes and the components themselves through the first two Gens. I ran into a similar issue on my '99 and '98, they're the exact same truck minus PS pump and lines, Rock auto listed the same lines for basically all of the Gen 2's. So I just converted everything to JIC fittings and had lines made because it was easier and now I have abrasion resistant hoses rated for 30,000psi and if I do have an issue I can get a PS hose made literally anywhere.

Shoot, I was afraid of that. I went through the same on the oil cooler lines for my 97 SR. Tried lines from 2 other Gen2's and also some ebay replacement ones, they were all different and didn't fit. Checked with a local shop that does hydraulic line repairs for semi's and heavy equipment, they wouldn't even touch them. I ended up cutting the hardlines 2" off the banjo mounts and looping them together with a rubber line.

So it sounds like I probably need the PS line from (only) a 89 V6.