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steering box leak
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 4:06 pm
by Caboose
i have a TD11W Suzuki escudo and its started leaking power-steering fluid out the top of the steering box. just wanting to know if any one has had this issue be for, and any ideas on how to fix it?
thanks
Re: steering box leak
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:53 pm
by Fakey
Wheres it leaking from on the top? Is it a seal? I pulled my 70 series steering box apart carefully an replaced all the seals with new ones from Seal Imports. Cost $16 all up
Re: steering box leak
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:30 pm
by Caboose
it looks to be coming out of the top adjuster nut thing. the input and output shaft seals are not leaking. $16 is cheap as
Re: steering box leak
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:07 pm
by Fakey
Theres prob just a o-ring under it thats perished
Re: steering box leak
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:34 pm
by lneil
Yep, I had the same thing on one of the three-doors. It was the washer under the top adjuster nut and from memory I think it was a copper disc washer.
Re: steering box leak
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:37 pm
by ZUKPWR
Had the same thing with mine recently with the exception of the fact that it was the output shaft leaking, not the top ones.
Perhaps try tightening the nut to stop the leak?
I couldn't be arsed pissing about with mine and just had it recon'd