Rebuilding Powersteering gear box??

[bcj67chevy]

Anyone had good results rebuilding their gearbox?
If the gearbox is leaking out of just the input shaft, can that seal be easily changed without removing gearbox from truck and or without taking apart?
If the gearbox is loose, will that adjuster nut take out very much of the slop? The steering wheel has maybe a 1/4 turn of play.
A rebuilt gearbox is $160, rebuild kit is $45, and the input shaft seal is $10.
Just trying to find the cheapest but yet still good choice.

Thanks
Bryan

[sdailey]

Bryan,

I rebuilt the gearbox on my K10, but I have yet to run it. It was a pretty straight forward job.

Good luck.

Here are some step by step directions and pictures that I used to rebuild mine.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/techartic...ild/index.html

[310lissik_70'C10]

holy, mother of, my dog, wow this is exactly wat i was lookin for my PS on my c10, i have a leak were my imput shaft is and i cant seem to find the tools but this site is really gonna help me rebuild the gear box for me, uhhhh any idea were i could get the tools? were i can get them? and should i just buy a hole rebuild kit for the gear box,(well all the seals)? or should i just do what i need to do?

[310lissik_70'C10]

oh and did you guys do ur rebuilds on the gear box? if so how did that go? a pain in the kisser? or what? info plz

[Jwill41]

i did the input shaft seal kit and it was easy. no special tools and didnt have to remove from truck.

[310lissik_70'C10]

Originally Posted by Jwill41

i did the input shaft seal kit and it was easy. no special tools and didnt have to remove from truck.

ok this is pissin me off, i remove the C-clip from the adjuster plug, and cant loosen or remove the locknut from the adjuster plug, any ideas????

[310lissik_70'C10]

Originally Posted by sdailey

Bryan,

I rebuilt the gearbox on my K10, but I have yet to run it. It was a pretty straight forward job.

Good luck.

Here are some step by step directions and pictures that I used to rebuild mine.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/techartic...ild/index.html

hey how did the PS, go out for u? and how did u get the locknut off?

[Jwill41]

its been a while but I think I just tapped it with a screwdriver/chisle and hammer.

[lghtng2]

Mine is leaking as well, I think I will just try to replace the seal where can you buy it?

[RPBurris]

So a year after the rebuild how is it? I am thinking of replacing the seals on mine. Did the 1/4 turn of play issue get resolved as well? Thanks.

[68 IRON]

Last post was in November....I don't think he's comin' back.

[RPBurris]

So has anyone on this thread improved the steering by rebuilding the gear box with the kit? Anyone else care to join the discussion?

[Asshat]

Originally Posted by RPBurris

So has anyone on this thread improved the steering by rebuilding the gear box with the kit? Anyone else care to join the discussion?

Old thread, however, I am looking to fix a leaking power steering gear.
Any advice?

I don’t really want to rebuild the whole thing, just fix the leak.
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[RustyPile]

Originally Posted by Asshat

Old thread, however, I am looking to fix a leaking power steering gear.
Any advice?

I don’t really want to rebuild the whole thing, just fix the leak.
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Before you go to the trouble of replacing seals, go through the adjustment procedure to remove play between the sector shaft and pitman shaft.. When the gears wear enough to have slack, the wear is primarily in the "straight ahead" position. This adjustment only allows for slight amounts of wear. If the wear is excessive and you adjust out that slack, you wind up with tightness on either side of straight ahead.. Stiffness in steering, steering not wanting to return to straight ahead after making a turn..

If this occurs with your gear box after the adjustment procedure, Your steering gear box needs a rebuild or replacement.. New seals won't do anything but slow down the leaks... Rebuilding is more than replacing seal, it a machining process that most people don't have the proper skills or equipment to do..

The directions for replacing those seals are too long to post on this forum.. However, everything you need to know is covered in section 9 of the factory service manual.. If you don't have the manual, it's available for free download on several sites on the internet..