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Originally Posted by shanechevelle (Post 692291)

I bet they just used new seals and painted it.

From powersteering.com website:

"Before & After Rebuilding

Extreme Detailing

The steering unit is inspected for external damage and physically functioned, a quality record is maintained of the lock to lock turns, ratio and stops, as received.
After disassembly it is cleaned and inspected for internal damage and wear.
Shafts are reconditioned and polished or replaced.
Housings are inspected and honed.
All parts are solvent cleaned and prepared for reassembly.
The unit is reassembled with new OEM (original equipment manufacturer) seals, Teflon rings, O-rings, bearings and other parts as needed.
All settings and adjustments are set to factory specifications.
Final testing is performed for function, pressure and leaks.
Standard detailing includes priming & painting the unit.
“Extreme” detailing takes the unit down to bare metal. Primer is applied to the bare housing then sprayed with “cast” paint for a maintenance free finish. Other exterior components are taken to bare metal and sealed with a clear sealer most replicating the way they came from the factory and installed on the vehicle. Custom colors are available"

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Originally Posted by miron (Post 692294)

It took me 3 hours to take apart all 3 boxes - it's really easy. It looks like the bearing race on my original worm gear shaft had worn and got pitted. One of the other boxes had a perfectly fine worm gear shaft so I've used that (it was super rusty and beat up on the outside so I opted to swap parts into my original box, which is in much better shape). It took about an hour and a half total time to replace the seals and put it all back together (while I was waiting for the plastic seals to shrink back I managed to sand blast and paint the casing). Total cost was $80 for the seal kit and $120 for the box that I've use as parts donor (I'm not counting the third box since it's left intact). If anyone needs any pointers, lmk.

Did you take any pics?

I didn't take any while taking apart (it was a flood of liquid wrench and old ps fluid) but I have some with all the parts and assembly.