Power Steering Box Leak - Repair
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Save the hassle and buy a reman box.
The seal you see above the pitman arm is only a dust seal.
You have to take the box apart to replace the plastic, bushing type seals on the worm gear.
Those seals are only available in a $100+ seal kit, so if one gets a knick on install, yep...that's another $100+ kit.
Been there, done that, and I will always rebuild before I replace. The needed parts simply aren't available individually.
The disassembly/assembly of the box only has one difficult part, and that is a heavy duty "C" clip, good luck with that thing. It appears easy for in and out, but it's size and strength make it a huge pain in the azz.
I wish I'de bought the reman box before I attempted the rebuild. Had I known what I found out, I would have.
The 3 seals(plastic bushings) got an edge sheared off as I Gently reinstalled the worm gear. No force applied, it set into place, and then I noticed the 3 tiny blue pieces, edges that got cut off.
The seal you see above the pitman arm is only a dust seal.
You have to take the box apart to replace the plastic, bushing type seals on the worm gear.
Those seals are only available in a $100+ seal kit, so if one gets a knick on install, yep...that's another $100+ kit.
Been there, done that, and I will always rebuild before I replace. The needed parts simply aren't available individually.
The disassembly/assembly of the box only has one difficult part, and that is a heavy duty "C" clip, good luck with that thing. It appears easy for in and out, but it's size and strength make it a huge pain in the azz.
I wish I'de bought the reman box before I attempted the rebuild. Had I known what I found out, I would have.
The 3 seals(plastic bushings) got an edge sheared off as I Gently reinstalled the worm gear. No force applied, it set into place, and then I noticed the 3 tiny blue pieces, edges that got cut off.
Last edited by Sixpack577; 04-07-2020 at 04:04 PM.
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cvhyatt (04-11-2020)
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No epoxy, fluid additive, or magic fix for it.
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Here’s a couple more pics. I am beginning to think maybe it’s just a hose clamp (see arrow)?
This is where I originally thought the leak was coming from. Now I think it is from further up.
Could this just be a leaky hose clamp?
This is where I originally thought the leak was coming from. Now I think it is from further up.
Could this just be a leaky hose clamp?
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