The flexible plastic tether or retainer that secures the power steering
reservoir cap to the resevoir on my 4.6L 1997 Mustang GT is broken.

Can anyone suggest a source for a replacement?

The closest thing I have been able to find is a complete used resevoir
with cap and tether on eBay but that seems like overkill.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

<Ben Jammin> wrote in message news:2008081615502916807-@news.giganews.com...
> The flexible plastic tether or retainer that secures the power steering
> reservoir cap to the resevoir on my 4.6L 1997 Mustang GT is broken.
>
> Can anyone suggest a source for a replacement?
>
> The closest thing I have been able to find is a complete used resevoir
> with cap and tether on eBay but that seems like overkill.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!

Aluminum foil?

seriously, try the junkyards

On 2008-08-18 18:01:54 -0600, "hostlocal" <rolf180@invalid.invalid> said:

>
> <Ben Jammin> wrote in message news:2008081615502916807-@news.giganews.com...
>> The flexible plastic tether or retainer that secures the power steering
>> reservoir cap to the resevoir on my 4.6L 1997 Mustang GT is broken.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a source for a replacement?
>>
>> The closest thing I have been able to find is a complete used resevoir
>> with cap and tether on eBay but that seems like overkill.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> Aluminum foil?
>
> seriously, try the junkyards

"Been there, done that," as they say, with no luck. Thanks for the
suggestion, though.

On 2008-08-16 15:50:29 -0600, Ben Jammin said:

> The flexible plastic tether or retainer that secures the power steering
> reservoir cap to the resevoir on my 4.6L 1997 Mustang GT is broken.
>
> Can anyone suggest a source for a replacement?
>
> The closest thing I have been able to find is a complete used resevoir
> with cap and tether on eBay but that seems like overkill.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!

Answering my own question, I found a cap and retainer on eBay - seller
RHENDRICKSAUTO (eBay store KAJJ Enterprise) - for $6.50 plus shipping.
The item, Ford P/N F23C-3A006-BA, was marked "1993 Ford Tempo Power
Steering Pump Cap 2.3 4 cyl," in the eBay listing but it is the same
cap used on the 1997 Mustang GT (and probably several other Ford
products as well).

Richard has many parts - including a variety of power steering resevoir
caps - and they all seem clean and reasonably priced. My part was
packed well and shipped quickly. I'd be happy to buy from him again in
the future.