Thread: Steering box

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Hi all,

Sorry been so long since I have been here, I moved towns, jobs, clubs etc etc which seems to take up a lot of time (about a month actually!).

Anyway, after a long drive here in the Chev (56 Bel Air w 350 chev), I noticed that I was using more power steering fluid than what I was petrol. Infact, if idiling it was spitting it out on the ground like a good old river. I isolated it down to the bottom of the steering box, but can get no more specific than that. Any ideas, do I need to take the steering box out and see if any seals are broken, or is there an easier way? If taking the box out, what are the things to look for? If I do, will I need a wheel alignment? What are the potential issues that could cause this problem? If I need to get it done professionally, would it be cheaper to get it done or just pick another one up?

Cheers

Sounds like the pitman shaft seal, easy fix if ya got the right tools, Ya need a pitman arm puller, get the pitman arm off and the internal c- clip out of the steering box that holds the seal in put a bucket under the box fill the resevoir with fluid start the engine turn the steering wheel and it should blow the seal out, install new seal & c-clip and re install the pitman arm.
repair shops get around a hundred bucks to do it.....

yup, done it, and guess what \ it seems to have fixed it!!!

Thanks heaps, much appreciated. Not so much for saving the cash, but more for having the pride in doing it myself. That is what Hot rodding is all about I reckon!

Cheers