300 Utility power steering hose connections

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I am in the process of adding a factory power steering setup to my 300 Utility. Could someone with a 300 or 350 Utility post a picture of where the hydraulic lines connect to the steering column? I want to make sure the pressure and tank fittings don't get switched. They are both #6 JIC fittings and I need to know which one is fed from the priority valve and which one should go back to tank (to the reservoir under the seat). Also, how much gear oil goes in the lower power steering box housing? Do I add oil until it comes out of the fill plug?
Thanks,
 
(quoted from post at 22:39:56 01/27/23) Fill plug or just below it. Follow the line from the safety valve to get to the PS input. Jim
location of Regulator and Safety valve.
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Thanks for the quick response, Jim.
I should have posted this photo first. I may have worded my question wrong. I would like to know which fitting in the photo is the pressure inlet? The one on the right or the one on the left?
Thanks,
 
I do not know. I m 750 miles from mine. I would put 50 psi of air pressure into the ports to see which made it easier to rotate the wheel. Asking the forum again may get some other answer. the parts diagrams fail to show the tubing/hoses to the ports. Jim
 
Thanks for the reply. I found a picture of a partially disassembled 300 Utility with power steering online. Later the answer presented itself. The valve ports have PR for pressure and RT for return cast into the housing.
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I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner and had
you found your answer. While I'm not overly
mechanical I've been through the power
steering on my 300 and 350 a couple of times
over the past few years. I've had a lot of
help on this forum. Good news is that in both
cases I was able to get the parts I needed to
get the 300 pretty close to perfect and the
350 a solid C+. I've got plenty of pictures.
Good luck and look forward to hearing the
progress.
 

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