hi
so purchased 01 xj, don’t mind the leaks I’m getting to them. I just replaced my power steering and same as originals they are touching radiator hose. Does anybody have a fix or mod to avoid damaging either line?
also I found a connector, I can’t find a male connector anywhere, it’s a harness that runs along lower radiator support. Any ideas?
thank you

 

your ps lines are mostly ok...the one that crosses over the top of the other one needs to be slid back a little so it sits in the curve of the hose.. you can also rotate the hose to give a little more clearance in the bends. its a tight fit no matter what. I took an old radiator hose and used it as a secondary covering every place it came close to rubbing on those ps lines. my pictures arent the best lots of stuff in the way, and i have some extra stuff because the tranny cooler lines squeeze in there too

 

Looks like you can definitely rotate that line a bit so it sits in the curve. I have found that a crows foot wrench is the way to go for those. Take out the air box and then you can get easy access to the line nuts with a crows foot wrench.

 

Its an 18 mm

 

Wanted to update my post in this thread. I just had to replace the steering gear box in my 99 Cherokee. That hose that is against the radiator hose cannot be moved so it doesn't touch the hose. I like the idea of putting another piece of radiator hose in there for protection. From looking at your picture again, that looks about what mine looks like. You can't get the hose rotated too much or the hose will interfere with the steering joint.