boredom

so my mom's power steering pulley decided to break off of the pump, literally. i was able to find another car (2002 lincoln ls v6) at a local pick and pull yard and grabbed the pump assembly. the problem i have is that the bottom hose, that im assuming is running from the pump to the rack, doesnt/wont loosen. it free spins on both the pump on my mom's car, and the extra pump i have from the salvage yard. i thought id be able to drop it through the bottom of the bay to give myself more space and trace the line to see if its replaceable, but the a/c compressor is in the way, and im really not trying to take the compressor off since i dont have my jack to get underneath the car. im lost as fuck on how to get this loose so that i can start putting everything back together. any help?

cliffs:
2002 lincoln ls v6
replacing the PS pump
bottom line wont loosen

HatefulMechanic

It comes out.

boredom

ive soaked it with liquid wrench and have tried everything i can think of and nada. it must be something simple that i am/am not doing, because i feel dumb as fuck not being able to get this finished.

dXXX96civic

sounds like you are trying to save time and money... invest 25 bucks into the Haynes manual, will do you wonders

Dough_Boy.

just get a power sterring puller and swap the pulleys