Need help identifying steering box

[Coursey]

Had an issue pop up when i backed it out the steering box started leaking around the end.
I am unsure if this is a 1966 or 1985 box?
It is on a 1966 Suburban
The front rack is off of a 1985 c10, so i am unsure about the steering box.







It has 85 stamped into the end. Not sure if this means 1985 or something else.

[Coursey]

I figured out it is defiantly from the 80's.

Is the small gap in the seal supposed to be there?

[chevy_mike]

That's not a seal, that's a snap ring and yes it should be there.

As for the year, the boxes look the same between the Inverted Flare style and the Metric style (which uses o-rings). Easiest way I know of is looking at the line fitting. Pinch the return line close to the hardline on the box and unscrew the hardline. If it has an o-ring, it's the later Metric style. If none, then its an Inverted Flare style.

[Coursey]

Originally Posted by chevy_mike

That's not a seal, that's a snap ring and yes it should be there.

As for the year, the boxes look the same between the Inverted Flare style and the Metric style (which uses o-rings). Easiest way I know of is looking at the line fitting. Pinch the return line close to the hardline on the box and unscrew the hardline. If it has an o-ring, it's the later Metric style. If none, then its an Inverted Flare style.

Thanks,

It is leaking out of the gap in the snap ring.