is the replacement power steering return line different from the original???

2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
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TOM H
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i need to replace the return line on my car. the one i was given seems totaly different from what came on the car. the original seems to be a 2 piece affair with a fitting on one end and a clampable hose on the other. the replacement piece looks like it threads into the steering shaft box, runs along the rack and has several bends which end up in a bulbed end which a piece of rubber hose is clamped over and then the other end clamps to the resivoir. the one that came on the car is a piece of hose that has a short piece of tubing with a threaded fitting at the other end. i'm not sure which one to use. the one from the parts store looks like it may work.
Nov 30, 2011 at 6:18 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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They should be the same. Check to make sure you didn't get a high pressure hose in place of a return line.
Nov 30, 2011 at 6:31 PM
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TOM H
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it is a return line. only one threaded end. i looks like it will work. i will give it a try. thank you for your quick response.
Nov 30, 2011 at 6:37 PM
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