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Leaky steering box... DYI fix?!
While under the car today I was able to take a better look at the leaky steering box... it's definitely wet all over and dripping fluid slowly (small puddle on the floor directly underneath).
I've seen the complex seal kits for the steering box for sale on this site, but looking at the thing it looks like it would be a BIG job to get it untangled and on a work bench... those of you that have tackled it already, how bad is this job? For now I'm considering it not urgent assuming that these leaks are more of an annoyance rather then safety... Thanks in advance - James
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Fixing your leak depends on exactly where the leak is. Much of the kit is for the power steering components. If your leak is on the main output shaft and there is ware on the shaft, a seal will only be a short lived fix.
I would clean the box & try and find the actual leak.
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Which Car is leaking?
On the 85 300D, if it is leaking out of the Pitman shaft. After the Pitman shaft is removed; in the pic in the Manual it lookes like there is a reataing ring to be removed before getting to the Seal. After that you might be able to use a tool as below in the pics made from a Screwdriver to lever out the Seal. (Before doing that see if you can read the maker and numbers that are on the Seal; with those you might be able to buy the seal locally.)
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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel Last edited by Diesel911; 02-28-2010 at 01:49 AM. |
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Diesel 911,
Did you make that screw driver like that or did it get bitten by some electricity one day & you just added to it?
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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort.... 1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket. 1980 300D now parts car 800k miles 1984 300D 500k miles 1987 250td 160k miles English import 2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles 1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo. 1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion. Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving |
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Me Too
Im in the same boat as MercFan. so please post up if you have ordered a kit and how the rebuild went. any tips would be greatly appreciated. and also, while disassembled, what to look for to show the need for total replacement of the box.
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On an F-150 list I subscribe to, the recommended method for removing the seal is to remove the retaining clip, start the engine and let the hydraulic pressure in the PS system force the seal out. Dunno if that would work on a W123, but I don't know why it wouldn't.
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