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Originally Posted by Marc_986
So I cut two pressure connectors off as well. One had the valve gone bad, so I removed it. Seems it was pressed it.
Do you happen to know the alloy these are made of? It is not ferrous (not sticking to my magnets), it is not aluminum. Looks a bit like brass? (but then zinc plated?)
Just wondering for any welding...Should get some similar metal for the other side, no?
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Hello Marc, I am sorry but I was not able to find any pictures (more than ten years ago..)
But I believe that the material of those couplings is stainless steel, and remember that when I took them to get the AN fittings welded on, the shop didn't ask any questions.
Regarding the valve.. since I bought my 987CS from the dealer it came with factory warranty and got the first services at the dealer for warranty protection, the service manager knew that I was tracking the car and after two failed steering pumps (overheated), he removed the valve you are mentioning all together and told me that sometimes it could be making noise, but I never noticed it, this was the reason I decided to upgrade the system and add an external cooling radiator for the hydraulic steering fluid, and never had any issues afterwards.
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