Trucknut, I may have rushed it the first time, but I spent HOURS on it each time after that. As I said, it's only the '78 and '79 HALF TONS with this problem. The 3/4 and 1 tons don't have an issue.

Stephen, that was the thought about jacking up the rear of the truck. Letting air dribble out that way. I tried that too. I nosed my truck into the 3' ditch in front of my house, then jacked up the back as far as I could. It was better, but not right. After two days of driving it, it would belch out all the fluid and I'd be back to square one again. In order to jack the truck up far enough, you'd have to stand the truck straight up and down on the front bumper. Of course if you do that, it runs funny when you try to bleed it.

I'm right around two months now and the steering still works like new. Here's hoping it stays that way for a nice long time.