how difficult is it to find the hard lines that run on the steering rack?

 

I never tried looking, but from my experience with many different cars, they come with the rack. You could custom make them, but I would think someone in the classified has a bad rack that might ship them to you. You can try asking the mazda dealer, but I highly doubt those parts are sold seperatly

 

the previous owner removed the power steering pump and lines, so i have the trouble of tracking down this two lines, i would make my own but i don't know the thread pitch, so it might be easier if i can find someone who has a bad rack that has the lines to sell.(like you said)

 

this is what I'm talking about. sorry, only photo i could find and circle the lines I'm talking about.

 

Those lines have special ends which I found out when I had to replace them on my Project.
They have a flare but also a small O ring at the end of the line.
SO..a couple suggestions.
1: make the rack a depowered rack.
2 buy a Rack from Rockauto.
3 buy another rack
4 but a crappy rack with those lines and use the lines..

 

I cant tell from the picture, plus I don't own a fd. If they are power steering lines that go to the pump or reservoir , those can be purchased from a parts store. With the age of the cars, new ones wouldn't be bad. If not , like I said in the last post, forum member or dealer

 

its not the lines that go to the pump or the res.