Leaking Steering Gear

[Sri Ram]

My steering gear input shaft seal has been leaking ever since I cranked the wheels with the engine off a few months ago. Also, my pitman arm is worn resulting in the ususal slop. Should I R&R the pitman arm and seal or, given the age of the truck and its appetite for steering components, replace the steering gear?

 

[JLEONARD]

If it were me I would replace the seal as I have read here it's pretty straight forward.

I also have read that many are not happy (to say the least) with rebuilt steering boxes.

Jay

 

[Greenleaf]

You'll require the correct gear ratio gear box.



If you do the seal, it isn't much of a job. The arm? I know it requires the puller to remove it. You'll have to find one to borrow or buy. I don't know if there is a method to remove it with a big hammer and a bottle jack or not.



There used to be a sticky post that gave specific direction to R&R the stub shaft seal along with the seal kit part # from Mopar. It's the same gear box used on tons of GM trucks as it's made by *Saginal*??? I think.



I copied the post by Pastor B and saved it to paper. It may have the link to finding it here.

 

[JLEONARD]

GM trucks as it's made by *Saginal*??? I think

That would be Saginaw (Steering Gear) which is now Delphi.

 

[DBF]

My rebuilt box from Advance Auto is doing fine after about 15kmiles. Seems as though some are good, some are bad.

DBF