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Steering box leak
06-22-2006, 05:21
Post: #2
Steering box leak
The fluid might have gotten on the P/S belt and pulleys and may be
slipping now. I had a similar issue when I left off the oil filler
cap for the Cat once (doh).

Tim Hannink
Winter Park, FL
1981 FC-33SB

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, tommy240842@... wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I had my two rear height adjustment valves replaced this
morning. After
> loading and unloading the air several times, the coach was level.
Drove it back
> to the camp ground and upon back into the space, it wants to lean
to the left
> side again. The left hand valve does not have any adjustment to
it, either
> on the rod or the valve arm itself. On the right one, there is
an adjustment
> on the arm, where the nut goes through adjusts it a little bit.
Odd isn't
> it that one valve would be adjustable and the other isn't.
>
> On the way back from the garage all of a sudden the coach started
to steer
> really hard. I pulled over first chance and the steering box
appears to be
> leaking power steering fluid. Whereas I was only 4 miles from
the camp ground
> I filled the reservoir with psf and it drove okay, but is
noticeably leaking.
> When the engine cools down and the outside temperature, I will
see if I can
> see where the box is leaking or if it is a hose or hose
connection.
> Anyone's thought on this are appreciated, however, I think
another trip to the
> garage is in the very near future.
>
> Hot and humid in SC, cannot wait to leave which is going to be
soon.
>
> Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
> '81FC33' Naval Weapons Station, Goose Creek, SC
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Steering box leak - tommy240842@... - 06-22-2006, 01:12
Steering box leak - Tim Hannink - 06-22-2006 05:21
Steering box leak - Dan - 06-22-2006, 10:10



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