Leaking powersteering gearbox
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Leaking powersteering gearbox
This morning i was heading home when the powersteering pump started squeeling bad! Then the steering got hard. Anyway i pulled over. Reservoir was bone dry! I filled it. Got it home, about 2 miles, and it was dry again. It looks like it is leaking from the adjustment screw on the gearbox. It was finger loose and has fluid seeping out! Anyway i tightened it up as much as i could. It still leaks! But now it just leaks a little. Not sure how long it will take to run out of fluid though. I'll keep my eye on it. My question is, how can i stop it from leaking permanetly? Do i just need to get a new gear box?
My truck is a 68 camper special.
My truck is a 68 camper special.
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But BTDT on the leak.
I double nutted mine with plenty of Ultra-Black RTV. :)
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This morning i was heading home when the powersteering pump started squeeling bad! Then the steering got hard. Anyway i pulled over. Reservoir was bone dry! I filled it. Got it home, about 2 miles, and it was dry again. It looks like it is leaking from the adjustment screw on the gearbox. It was finger loose and has fluid seeping out! Anyway i tightened it up as much as i could. It still leaks! But now it just leaks a little. Not sure how long it will take to run out of fluid though. I'll keep my eye on it. My question is, how can i stop it from leaking permanetly? Do i just need to get a new gear box?
My truck is a 68 camper special.
My truck is a 68 camper special.
The master seal kit for the gearbox is obsolete, but is still available from obsolete parts vendors (Considering DC's stock, that's an understatement!).
C6TZ3E500A .. Bendix Gearbox Master Seal Kit
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 6 = 800-543-4959.
DENNIS CARPENTER OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 616 (!) = 704-786-8139.
Fits: 1966/68 F100/250 2WD / 1969 F100/250 2WD before serial #D96,001.
1969's after serial #D96,001, all 1970's and later, use Ford P/S.
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Number Dummy,
Thanks for the information. When my son's 68 was leaking and I couldn't find the repair kit I put a later box on. But being a packrat I kept the old one. Now I can order the parts and fix it
Thanks for the information. When my son's 68 was leaking and I couldn't find the repair kit I put a later box on. But being a packrat I kept the old one. Now I can order the parts and fix it
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