dam, steering box has just started leaking

easye1

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• Oct 12, 2011

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after saying my 200 dti was oiltight,:blabla:
my tell tale marks of oil on the floor led me to looking at the bottom of the steering box & steering arm covered in power steering fluid..
dam bloody dam...
the landie still drives fine, no noises or hard steering, just drops oil..
I`ve looked in all the help pages, and cant find any referances to repair or seal replacement, so,
tell me o wise men of L-Zone,
is it non reparable.......
I have a good selection of tools at hand if needed..

would a good make of seal "repair in a bottle" do any good?
thanks.....

 

bustersbus

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• Oct 12, 2011

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It's been mentioned on here that a capfull o' brake / clutch fluid can help swell the seals and stop leaks. Never tried it mesel' so can't say fur certain.

 

lazydog

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• Oct 12, 2011

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bustersbus said:

It's been mentioned on here that a capfull o' brake / clutch fluid can help swell the seals and stop leaks. Never tried it mesel' so can't say fur certain.

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I can confirm it works my "new box"leaked after a few weeks a tot of brake fluid and it hasn't leaked the last 12 months

 

easye1

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• Oct 13, 2011

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many thanks guys..
over the years of repairing, building, even racing old cars,
I`ve never tried the brake fluid trick.
so, even an old boy/dog can learn new tricks eh..
thanks again.
easye1

 

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Dippypud

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• Oct 13, 2011

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http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f38/please-read-before-posting-section-75701.html

 

waldershelf

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• Oct 14, 2011

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bustersbus said:

It's been mentioned on here that a capfull o' brake / clutch fluid can help swell the seals and stop leaks. Never tried it mesel' so can't say fur certain.

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Mine got a drop of brake fluid 10 months ago and it's not leaked since.

 

easye1

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• Oct 16, 2011

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updated.
its now been a few days going round the system, but although the magic trick of adding clutch/brake fluid has worked a bit,
the steering box still leaks a bit..
will continue to monitor the leak, maybe add a bit more clutch fliud?
what do you guys recon?
another point,
if maybe the old steering fluid was just that "old"
I was wondering if it may have lost its usefullness?

just a though here..
thanks,
easye1...