Power steering saga continues

[rwoodysurplus]

TOM,

I have replaced a few (not 100+) and I have never got the 1 end seal
to fix a leak!

There is always a outer dust/grime seal a wiper then another seal
that is the 1 leaking......

I do not have a blowup of the box but bet they have to get another
kit and replace all of the shaft seals to get it fixed.....

But IMO.....I would just buy a used box that is not leaking and its
tight or a rebuilt 1 after the labor is figured and pc of mind that
it is repaired proper....


In conclusion..is that its VERY hard to fix a pitman arm seal that
lasts after they start leaking...Impossible on the bus.....

Woody at FT BRAGG 81fcRb wrenching all my life......











--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, tommy240842@... wrote:
>
> Sometimes I wonder if instances like this are an omen. The got
the Pittman
> arm off eventually, had to heat it with a torch, because after
breaking three
> puller, that was the only foreseeable alternative, and it did come
right off.
>
> Put the replacement seal back in, put everything back together and
power
> steering fluid just poured right past the shaft when I put it in
the reservoir.
> Not a good sight. So this morning they are going to take
everything back out
> and see why it is leaking.
>
> If any of you have any brilliant suggestions, please don't
hesitate to call
> me at 843-475-6304. These guys have collectively replaced
hundreds of seals
> (arf arf) in power steering pumps. Of course I am at a complete
baffled
> loss. One thing noted, in the seal kit I have, it shows more
seals going in (in
> the diagram) than what he took out.
>
> Not wanting to spend another night in the garage.
>
> Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
> '81FC33' E. T. Associates, N. Charleston, SC
>
>
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