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where is it leaking....around the shaft......its not that hard to take the box out just unhook, steering in and out, fluid hoses in and out, then there is 3 bolts holding it to frame, seal is real easy theres only three that need to be done the sideplate cover, dust seal and oil seal
the oil seal is the important one and has a spring in it. I would clean up the shaft and make sure there is no burrs on it
Its leaking where it connects to the pitman arm. Good news is that its not making a mess of the engine bay, just leaking straight out onto the drive way.
Not knowing until I get it apart, is where it connects to the pitman arm, the "important" seal with the spring?
Put my 99 on the hoist today and it looks like my steering box is leaking at the lower pitman shaft seal too. It started to leak after sitting all winter. Going to try the dealer for the seal kit... It was cheap the last one we did.
I seem to remember removing the pitman arm, a snap ring, back up ring, then working the steering wheel left and right with engine running to pop out the seal. Memory not so good anymore...
I seem to remember removing the pitman arm, a snap ring, back up ring, then working the steering wheel left and right with engine running to pop out the seal. Memory not so good anymore...
Do you remember having steering fluid pump out all over the garage? lol.