Thread: Cure (?) Leaking Power Steering Box

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

or did i miss something?

Forgot about this thread

Just wondering if you put gear oil or automatic transmission fluid in an auto TRANS

Hydraulic fluid actually. OX47 to be specific about it.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

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Those white metal bushes, are replaceable. its a full strip down job but even the most stubborn can usually be convinced apart in less than a day.

I had to ream the new one I put into my RR - had to find a tool to borrow.

Hey Dave - it has been 10 years..........did the PAS box arrive yet?

Chubby

1985 County 110 Isuzu "Red Doozer" (with badly leaking PAS....)

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

Im actually being serious on this If anyone on the forum has one, if you can get it too me I'll yank it and find the parts to mod it..

I'll even consider sponsering the parts for the first one..Then I'll post up the howto with pics on the forum.


3 things..

1. It must be still working but leaking
2. Dont expect it back in a hurry
3. no guarentees

I'm about to swap a working but leaking one out for a non leaking secondhand unit, I'm happy to pay freight to get it to you to do what you want to modify it to stop the leaking, but I would like it back to fit and test

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

In a pinch use vasaline.

Adding a gob of vasoline (up to 30% of resivior capacity) can thicken ordinary power steering fluid enough to get you past a roadworthy.

Do you think this will seal it up long term or just temporarily, I have to get past the nazi inspectors for the roadworthy every 6months over here, I have had the box out, sent the pitted output shaft away for re-metalling and had new seals put on. But it leaks badly enough out of both input and output shaft seals, to make getting the roadworthy a problem.

I have put a bit of moreys oil stabiliser in and that has slowed it a bit, but not enough. Also hoping for a bit of warm weather, maybe things will get a bit more supple, been mostly -5 frosts since the box went back in!

Originally Posted by Gordie

Do you think this will seal it up long term or just temporarily, I have to get past the nazi inspectors for the roadworthy every 6months over here, I have had the box out, sent the pitted output shaft away for re-metalling and had new seals put on. But it leaks badly enough out of both input and output shaft seals, to make getting the roadworthy a problem.

I have put a bit of moreys oil stabiliser in and that has slowed it a bit, but not enough. Also hoping for a bit of warm weather, maybe things will get a bit more supple, been mostly -5 frosts since the box went back in!

What box have you got there Gordie? I have a couple of old power units in the shed and there might be a good shaft or two if we have a match. In saying that though, I cannot remember why they are stored under the workbench.