i found out that the smoke i am getting is coming from the power steering leaking onto the manifold so it burns turns into smoke...you all know...but yea how annoying is it to replace the pressure and return hoses...i have the haynes book but i dont see anything about replacing the hoses

It depends on which hose. The high pressure hose, I believe it part rubber, then steel tubing which runs to the rack. Most of those types are routed up in there pretty good and can be a pain to change. If it's just the low pressure side, it shouldn't be as bad. You should be able to see where the hoses are routed and see if it's something you can handle.