millwall
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hi i have a 1992. 90, 200 tdi. i have a quite bad fluild leak from my steering box is this easy to cure? is there a seal kit? if any one has repaired one please get back to me thankyou
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jamesmartin
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depends were its leaking and if out of bottom whether shaft is heavily pitted,but can be resealed with box on vehicle if drop arm can be removed ,remove circlip ,place container under box ,start engine and turn steering wheel it will blow seal and retainer out ,stc2848 is seal kit
millwall
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thanks that was a quick reply it will have to wait until the snow melts i will presure wash it to see where it is leaking from thanks again james
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If not too bad a leak (yours may be past this but maybe still worth a try) - add a capful of brake fluid to the power steering reservoir
Causes the rubbers to swell and can help
Causes the rubbers to swell and can help
millwall
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great tip thanks i will give it a try as its not leaking that bad so may help untill i can get to it.
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Hi I have now deen told that I will need a special tool to remove the arm, I have been quoted £200 to have the seals done in a garage, this seems a bit high as can get exchange box for about the same sort of money
jamesmartin
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you need a 2 leg puller and a big hammer and drift
or, you may get lucky and it just comes off - mine was dead easy, after having been worried about it not coming apart.
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I managed to get a decent second hand TD5 take-off for £50 when i did mine - easy enough job to fit and a lot less hassle than the reseal option, which i believe is often not always successful 
millwall
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thanks all for you input i will look at 2nd hand idea
millwall
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hi bayden not sure as yet i have to get it cleaned off and see where it leaking
cheers buddy
for anyone ells whos reading the thread maybe you can help. my steering box has been leaking but the leaking has stopped and the resovoir is still full with fluid. the steering gone heavy as hell..... any Suggestions?
mine is same age and went before i bought the vehicle - was like driving a tank - i replaced the box and it fixed it - mine was also leaking from same place as in picture above! Replacing box was very easy, took me a few hours, and quite a lot of that was undoing the resevoir to box pipe, which was stuck tight!
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It worked for me. I accepted that it was a short term fix, a year ago and it's still fine.
yea was an easy repair - just need someone to give you a hand bolting the PAS box back on, it's too heavy to hold and reach round to put the bolts in
