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Sometimes I wonder if instances like this are an omen. The got the Pittman
arm off eventually, had to heat it with a torch, because after breaking three
puller, that was the only foreseeable alternative, and it did come right off.

Put the replacement seal back in, put everything back together and power
steering fluid just poured right past the shaft when I put it in the reservoir.
Not a good sight. So this morning they are going to take everything back out
and see why it is leaking.

If any of you have any brilliant suggestions, please don't hesitate to call
me at 843-475-6304. These guys have collectively replaced hundreds of seals
(arf arf) in power steering pumps. Of course I am at a complete baffled
loss. One thing noted, in the seal kit I have, it shows more seals going in
(in
the diagram) than what he took out.

Not wanting to spend another night in the garage.

Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
'81FC33' E. T. Associates, N. Charleston, SC


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TOM,

I have replaced a few (not 100+) and I have never got the 1 end seal
to fix a leak!

There is always a outer dust/grime seal a wiper then another seal
that is the 1 leaking......

I do not have a blowup of the box but bet they have to get another
kit and replace all of the shaft seals to get it fixed.....

But IMO.....I would just buy a used box that is not leaking and its
tight or a rebuilt 1 after the labor is figured and pc of mind that
it is repaired proper....


In conclusion..is that its VERY hard to fix a pitman arm seal that
lasts after they start leaking...Impossible on the bus.....

Woody at FT BRAGG 81fcRb wrenching all my life......











--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, tommy240842@... wrote:
>
> Sometimes I wonder if instances like this are an omen. The got
the Pittman
> arm off eventually, had to heat it with a torch, because after
breaking three
> puller, that was the only foreseeable alternative, and it did come
right off.
>
> Put the replacement seal back in, put everything back together and
power
> steering fluid just poured right past the shaft when I put it in
the reservoir.
> Not a good sight. So this morning they are going to take
everything back out
> and see why it is leaking.
>
> If any of you have any brilliant suggestions, please don't
hesitate to call
> me at 843-475-6304. These guys have collectively replaced
hundreds of seals
> (arf arf) in power steering pumps. Of course I am at a complete
baffled
> loss. One thing noted, in the seal kit I have, it shows more
seals going in (in
> the diagram) than what he took out.
>
> Not wanting to spend another night in the garage.
>
> Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
> '81FC33' E. T. Associates, N. Charleston, SC
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>