power steering hoses
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Ole Don
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If you still have the old leakers, take them to a local farm tractor repair. They can make up new with your ends. Otherwise, www.macsautoparts.com can help.
as jim and don said, have them made, almost all parts dealers who sell hydralic hose will be able to make you them, make sure you take the old hose and make sure the ends are put in the new hose so the ends are in the same place and angle, the ends in the same position, those hoses are stiff and wont twist much to align with the the original mounts
tdlmomowers
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That is a fine looking 56 Merc. in your avatar photo. I don't think there is a better looking car from the 50s, than the 56 Mercs.
Ford blue blood
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You're lucky, my NAPA place got rid of all the hose equipment and has hired a bunch of computer geeks that don't know how to use the books. "If it aint in the computer they don't have it." Funny thing, buying brake shoes (rear) for my 57 Ranchwagon the counter guy said they didn't have them, got on my machine and found a part number and took it to him....."how did you do that?".....I told him PFM!
tdlmomowers
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Sorry for your bad time at your local NAPA store. I work for NAPA in Mansfield ,Ohio. We have 4 guys with over 35 years apiece in the parts business. We won't stop looking until there are no more rocks to look under. Most of us are more comfortable with the parts books, because that is what we learned on. Some of the younguns just don't have the desire to learn anything, unless it's on the computer. We still make hoses everyday, and if we don't have the fittings, we can usually get them overnight from our warehouse.
Y-Blockhead
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That is why every part I buy now for my cars I record the part number and full description so I have it handy if/when I ever have to replace the part again I don't have to rely on a 'parts man' to find it.
Very frustrating...
Ford blue blood
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NAPA don't have the corner on the market with respect to computer geeks and non-motor head counter guys. I have an account with NAPA and use them almost exclusively, there are two folks that work the counter that know me and know that when I walk in the door it is for something that is "out there" from the norm. They are great and let me have the books if they are busy, (I hate eating up their time with the wierd stuff I look for for the various hot rods I work on), and they know the account. I am happy with the store, just have these moments that make me nuts...
Ole Don
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I have a NAPA store about three miles from me. The guy there cant find toilet paper in a Target store. The NAPA about 13 miles from me found a special wire end for a GM alternator and it was in stock. He almost turned the store upside down and shook it, but he found it, all for a two dollar wire end.
All NAPA stores are not the same, its all about the people inside.
Y-Blockhead
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That's too funny but too true. And don't even think of going to a Auto Zone/Pep Boys/O'Riellys "Auto Parts Store".
There is still a couple of No Name/No Chain Auto Parts Stores near me that I go to. They may not have every part in stock and may cost a little more on some items but they can usually find what I need and get it quickly.
And both have a machine shop out back and the guys know their shi... shtuff!!
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tdlmomowers
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Its all about motivation. Some of these younguns don't really care anything about customer service. They are only there for a paycheck. The older guys sometimes really get into the act of looking for a hard to find item. I like the challenge of finding a really obscure part for a customer. When a customer sees that you care enough to really dig for his part, he will come back the next time he needs something. We don't carry a lot of parts for older cars in stock, but we can get a lot of older parts from our warehouse or the manufacturer. If you have Car Guys working in a parts store, they will be more than up to the task of finding what you need. Most of these kids can run a computer, but you still need to know what items go where on a car to find them on the menus. One of our drivers was waiting on a customer one day and asked me where on the computer he would find a, Tie Rod End. I told him to look under Steering and Suspension. He had no idea where a Tie Rod End was used on a car. Best he keep to just driving the delivery truck.