How do you replace the seal on a power steering gear box?
Process
- Disconnect the battery and lift the vehicle.
- Remove the power steering gear from the car.
- Clean the gearbox.
- Remove the input shaft face cover.
- Mark the cover and housing.
- Remove bearing cap bolts and cover.
- Pry the soft seal from the cap cover.
- Drive the input shaft seal with a seal driver.
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What to use to replace power steering box seal?
It’s essential to remove the O-ring with a mental probe screwdriver or a flat blade, during the replacement of power steering gear box seal. When cleaning the input shaft, you’ll need a high quality can solvent; allow the input shaft to dry off before putting a new shaft seal completely.
What is the power steering input shaft seal?
However, one of the most important parts that protects the inner components that drive the power steering system is the input shaft seal.
How do you remove a power steering shaft?
Lift the vehicle with a hydraulic lift or jacks and jack stands. Step 2: Remove the power steering gear from the vehicle. This step is unique to the type of vehicle you are working on, so refer to your service manual for instructions on how to remove the power steering gear from the vehicle.
Why is the front of my steering box leaking?
Sure enough, it was leaking — but the leak was not coming from the pitman arm seal. It was coming from the adjusting nut on the front of the steering box. In a worst case scenario that could mean a complete teardown of the steering gear. Fortunately, we had a set of old tune-up and lubrication sheets from a Shell gas station.