Integrated transfer line for automotive steering system

A transfer line for carrying hydraulic fluid in a automotive steering system between a tube including having a first port extending though a thickness of the tube wall, and a housing including a housing wall having a second port extending though a thickness of the housing wall, comprising:

• a retainer secured to the housing wall;
• a first surface that contacts an outer surface of the tube, formed with a first passage communicating with the first port, sealed against fluid flow past the first surface, and secured to an outer surface of the tube;
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• a second surface that contacts the retainer, formed with a second passage communicating with the second port, sealed against fluid flow past the second surface, and secured to the housing by the retainer.

A transfer line for carrying hydraulic fluid in a automotive steering system between a tube including having a first port extending though a thickness of the tube wall, and a housing including a housing wall having a second port extending though a thickness of the housing wall, comprising:

• a retainer secured to the housing wall;
• a first surface that contacts an outer surface of the tube, formed with a first passage communicating with the first port, sealed against fluid flow past the first surface, and secured to an outer surface of the tube;
• a second surface that contacts the retainer, formed with a second passage communicating with the second port, sealed against fluid flow past the second surface, and secured to the housing by the retainer;
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• a fitting on which the first surface is formed, sealed against fluid flow past the first surface, and secured to an outer surface of the tube, the fitting including a radial passage communicating with the first port, a lateral passage communicating with the radial passage, a portion of a length of the fluid transfer line being located in the lateral passage and secured thereto by an interference fit.