Gemmer Power Steering Box - oil dump problem
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:08 am
Had a problem from my Gemmer power steering box a couple of days ago. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Went out to the garage and found the steering box had dumped all its oil out of the sector shaft. No doubts there, OK, need new seals somewhere in there I thought but in the meantime I've re-filled the box and pump with new oil, taken it for a drive, and parked up again. On the drive, the oil level remained full. After the drive I checked the level, it was OK. I placed a bucket under the box, and went out the last two mornings now and no more oil leak...
What happened to the leak? Was my oil worn out?
Some points:
* Box is installed in an early model 110 repowered by a LD28 Nissan
* Oil used is Prestone with included seal conditioner - viscosity rate not given.
* Gemmer power steering box heritage unknown as it was given to me when I did the engine transplant Dec last year. Orinally fitted to later model 110 Land Rovers pre Defender I think.
* It had a minor leak when first oiled up on installation Dec 07 and again, I don't know whether this was a problem from its last vehicle or whether from sitting around a workshop unused. It stopped leaking after a bit of use and didn't leak at al until the dump the other day.
* The recently dumped oil has been in there for approx 9 months and done about 10,000km.
* Power steering pump screamed now and then on hard lock but this was getting more regular.
* Power steering pump is the usual one found on Nissan LD28 - pump rate unknown.
Went out to the garage and found the steering box had dumped all its oil out of the sector shaft. No doubts there, OK, need new seals somewhere in there I thought but in the meantime I've re-filled the box and pump with new oil, taken it for a drive, and parked up again. On the drive, the oil level remained full. After the drive I checked the level, it was OK. I placed a bucket under the box, and went out the last two mornings now and no more oil leak...
What happened to the leak? Was my oil worn out?
Some points:
* Box is installed in an early model 110 repowered by a LD28 Nissan
* Oil used is Prestone with included seal conditioner - viscosity rate not given.
* Gemmer power steering box heritage unknown as it was given to me when I did the engine transplant Dec last year. Orinally fitted to later model 110 Land Rovers pre Defender I think.
* It had a minor leak when first oiled up on installation Dec 07 and again, I don't know whether this was a problem from its last vehicle or whether from sitting around a workshop unused. It stopped leaking after a bit of use and didn't leak at al until the dump the other day.
* The recently dumped oil has been in there for approx 9 months and done about 10,000km.
* Power steering pump screamed now and then on hard lock but this was getting more regular.
* Power steering pump is the usual one found on Nissan LD28 - pump rate unknown.
