After getting some oxygen errors, I decided to replace my plug wires with magnecor wires as suggested by many here. Prior to doing this, I had the bright idea of throroughly degreasing my engine compartment to make things easier. Well, I got the wires replaced, but then immediately started noticing fluid on the garage floor. First a little, then a lot. Steering started making noise, and so I topped it off and kept trying to find the leak. No luck. My fluid was frothy and even the "guaranteed to stop leak" stuff didnt touch it. Finally pulled away some things and I found it. It is where the tube more toward the front of the car goes into the gear box and it is gushing now (see diagram). I guess the degreaser ate up the o rings and it is sucking air on one side and leaking on the other. Does anyone have experience with replacing these? I could use some freindly advice.

 

You can try and fix it or you can buy a used one.
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Thanks Spike. I guess the question is how hard is it to replace the orings. This seems a lot easier then replacing the the box, and about $500 less. Looks like you can just loosen the retaining plate, pull the tubes out, swap out the o rings, and put in back in. Replacing the steering box looks lie it takes about 8 hrs.

 

Replacing the box doesnt take that long.
Sorry but last night I thought that you needed to replace the front seal on your power steering box and not the seals that the hoses go to.
Yes you can replace those seals, the hoses are a VERY common leak, the hose clamps go bad and then the hoses leak, so make sure that you replace them as well.
Sorry for the confusion.
AtlanticBritish sell the hoses.

 

OK, I just replaced both o rings on the high pressure and both o rings on the low pressure. Yet, after doing this fluid is still pouring out around the high pressure tube where it meets the box. I dont know what to do now. I guess I will try putting some RTV gasket material around the high pressure tube. I dont understand how it is still leaking.

 

Make sure the nut that secures the pipe in the box is not overtighten and the pipe is going in at the right angle.I destroyed 2-3 o-rings before I got it right ..tough mine leaks from the bottom as well so I would probably need to get a seal kit.