How to replace steering box seal
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How to replace steering box seal
Just replaced my leaking steering input shaft seal since everything else was good and just had an alignment (so didn't want to ruin that).
Here are the steps:
1-Straighten wheel just for orderliness.
2-Mark both ends of the universal joint shaft connecting the steering wheel and the gear box.
3-Remove the above by the two bolts, the upper is a one position fit, while the bottom (gear box) is geared.
4-Remove internal circlip.
Remove seal by prying or drill hole and use slap hammer.
5-Install new seal and press with suitable PVC or metal pipe with an 6-8" length. This was the trickiest since it is hard to get a perfectly straight shot, so the length is for enough pushing power, but not too long to hit steering pump housing.
6-Install circlip, fill with oil and bleed system.
1992 3.0 RWD.
Here are the steps:
1-Straighten wheel just for orderliness.
2-Mark both ends of the universal joint shaft connecting the steering wheel and the gear box.
3-Remove the above by the two bolts, the upper is a one position fit, while the bottom (gear box) is geared.
4-Remove internal circlip.
Remove seal by prying or drill hole and use slap hammer.
5-Install new seal and press with suitable PVC or metal pipe with an 6-8" length. This was the trickiest since it is hard to get a perfectly straight shot, so the length is for enough pushing power, but not too long to hit steering pump housing.
6-Install circlip, fill with oil and bleed system.
1992 3.0 RWD.
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