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Originally Posted by JEdwards
"P/S Inop - No Fluid - pitman arm seal"
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This doesn't sound deceptive to me. It says the power steering is inop due to no fluid, and it pinpoints the pitman arm seal as the culprit. That is a common cause of fluid leak, and it is on the bottom
of the p/s gearbox. Now the above doesn't rule out a leak at the bottom of the pump; you could easily have a leak at both locations. More than anything I think there may be a communication issue between you and your mechanic.
The pitman arm seal can be replaced without removing the gearbox, but it's best to have it removed and get all the seals done at once, otherwise plugging one leak may cause it to leak at another weaker seal (ask me how I know). As for the pump, like I said earlier, the rebuild is simple if you want to do it yourself.