Well dang. Like some people say about Blue Devil PS stop leak, it's leaking worse now. It actually looks to be the input (steering shift) side, not the output/pitman. Regardless, that stinks. My poor (was new) brake pads are getting soaked on that side. So it means I need a brake pad job... AGAIN!!!! (that'll be the third time in ~3 years) I *just* did them last October when I replaced the already bad calipers with no warranty recourse because the shop was crappy about the "local" parts house they used with no nationwide warranty coverage. I hope it doesn't somehow ruin the new rotor (bought online) and caliper. But at least the caliper has oreilly lifetime warranty this time.
It's only about $30 in seals (for both steering shaft and pitman shaft) at retail prices but I just can't stop and do it right now, unless I pay a shop. I might just have just and do that, unless an oilburner member is around far east Idaho who could help. Or put it off for 6 months and just keep feeding it cheap tractor hydraulic fluid in the meantime.
It's times like these that RVing sucks.
At least if I end up deciding to get a new gearbox instead of messing with the seals, it's the same one 80-97 trucks use so I could get something like this which seems to have a higher rep for not being crap. https://www.dieselpowerproducts.com/red-head-steering-gear-box-80-97-ford
It's only about $30 in seals (for both steering shaft and pitman shaft) at retail prices but I just can't stop and do it right now, unless I pay a shop. I might just have just and do that, unless an oilburner member is around far east Idaho who could help. Or put it off for 6 months and just keep feeding it cheap tractor hydraulic fluid in the meantime.
It's times like these that RVing sucks.
At least if I end up deciding to get a new gearbox instead of messing with the seals, it's the same one 80-97 trucks use so I could get something like this which seems to have a higher rep for not being crap. https://www.dieselpowerproducts.com/red-head-steering-gear-box-80-97-ford
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