Re: [FWDLK] Power steering leak

[Mike Apfelbeck <moparmike72@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Drill or punch a tiny hole on either side, midway between the inner 
and outer diameter of the seal. Thread a pair of small sheet metal 
screws into those holes, then you can pry under the screw heads with 
a screwdriver, levering the seal up out of the bore.

Mike

At 11:11 PM 9/9/2006, Rich Barber wrote:
> I found an oil seal for the steering shaft on my 1955 Chrysler 300 power
> steering unit at NAPA.  Same seal 1955 to 1981, I think they said.  NAPA#
> 12350 $7.99 net, + tax.  I bought one and it looks right.  Any good ideas on
> how to remove the old seal from the steering box, after the snap ring
> retainer is removed?  Chrysler manual shows a special tool--a thin
> threaded/barbed collar that is forced between the seal and the shaft, then
> pulled back with a nut on the steering shaft and a gizmo to tie them
> together.  It seems there must be a straightforward mechanic's trick to
> removing the old seal without boogering up the sealing surface on the shaft.
> Thin steel stock with fishhook ends?  Machine a tool to emulate the one in
> the Chrysler manual?  As the seal is in relatively recent use, perhaps
> Chrysler mechanics can still get the tool-where?
>
> Rich Barber
> Brentwood, CA
>
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> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Power steering leak
>
> I've previously reported that, when my car's P/steering gearbox was
> leaking, like a 'sieve', I bought a wrecking-yard gearbox, from Moore's
> , of SD, & had it be sent, directly, to Lares Corp, for overhaul.
>
> Lares charged me $600.00 for their work, & YEAH, when I got the
> gearbox-unit, from Lares, it was painted black!!
>
> So, I got out my drill, & several wire -wheels, & removed Lares'  paint
> (who KNOWS what the physical-condition was, of the "overhauled" case?) ,
> and polished the aluminum(?) case, so that, by the time I finished, I
> had a very pretty piece, which I ,then,  clear-coated.
>
> Altho I had NO idea, what to expect, from their overhaul, I was, & AM,
> very-happy with the steering-response/feel, & the lack of any
> leaks/defects, associated with their work.
>
> I've offered to sell my car's leaking, but otherwise
> perfectly-operational, p/steering gearbox, for the same $250.00, that
> Moore's charged me, for their wrecking-yard piece, that Lares
> overhauled, so that someone else could have MY piece  be overhauled, &
> installed in THEIR car, so that their car is never 'down', while their
> gearbox might be sent-out, for 'work'.
>
> Also, by having a back-up unit, if there is some "problem" associated
> with the O/H, your car will not have to be dead-in-the-water, for a
> prolonged time.
>
> Neil Vedder
>
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