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leaking steering box
#1530493
11/09/13 12:46 PM
11/09/13 12:46 PM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 427 NJ
69 charger man
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mopar
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mopar
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Well, in my failed attempt to fix my leaking steering box on the old 89 w350 I need some insight. Here are the details. The only place my box was leaking was at the input shaft. The box was tight and worked fine. I ordered a new input shaft seal kit an installed it properly without disambling the box (i only removed the borgeson joint an a snap ring and the two old seals), but now the dang thing still leaks at the very tip of the input shaft. Attached is a picture from the web with a circle around the very tip of the shaft where my box is leaking. The previous owner did install a borgeson shaft and I see no sign of leakage on the side of the input shaft, only at the very tip. Any ideas, anyone before I buy a reman box? thanks moparts
Last edited by 69 charger man; 11/09/13 12:49 PM.
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Re: leaking steering box
[Re: 69 charger man]
#1530495
11/10/13 10:37 AM
11/10/13 10:37 AM
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Posts: 3,325 Truckville, the capital of NY
85_Ram_4speed
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I am baffled by this, as there is no reason for fluid to be coming out of there. Lower in the shaft where the seal rides, totally understandable, but not up there.
Did you have the engine running with the coupler off the box and see the fluid coming out from there?
Outcast Dodge guy.
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Re: leaking steering box
[Re: 85_Ram_4speed]
#1530496
11/10/13 05:58 PM
11/10/13 05:58 PM
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Posts: 427 NJ
69 charger man
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Its very weird. Heres a picture of my box. Imm prob just going to order a reman
Last edited by 69 charger man; 11/10/13 06:01 PM.
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Re: leaking steering box
[Re: 69 charger man]
#1530497
11/10/13 06:16 PM
11/10/13 06:16 PM
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Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa
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If you look at an exploded view of the steering box it shows that the shaft is actually hollow.. When I put the Borgeson shaft on my RC the instructions stated very plainly not to drill the set screw to deep otherwise there would be a leak..
I am truckless..
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