Power steering seal kit available from UK dealer?

[Kneale Brownson]

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Bentley describes the tool you need for removing the caps.  On the Western
side of the Atlantic we call it a drag link socket.   You guys probably
have some quaint alternative term for it.   Bentley suggests using a 1/2"
drive drag link socket and grinding 1 mm off each end of the blade because
it's that much too long to fit the grooves in the cap.  The socket goes on
a hand-impact, but I couldn't manage stabilizing the pump, twisting the
hand impact and swinging a hammer in the direction of my fingers, so I used
an air impact for loosening.  I used the socket on a torque wrench for
tightening after replacing the O-ring.

I think leaks begin primarily because the O-rings have hardened and lost
their ability to seal.  If that's happened to the front of the pump, it's
probably also happened to the one sealing the two halves also.  I'd redo
the whole thing rather than just the caps.


At 08:17 PM 12/01/2001 +0000, rob hod wrote:


>     The PS pump (PN 034 145 155D) on my '88 100 is starting to froth at the
>X caps.
>
>     I guess subject line says it all, except to say that my friendly parts
>counter man at the dealer tells me that it's not available from him. I seem
>to notice people saying on-list that they've got hold of the kits quite
>happily, is this because the kits are available in the US and not the UK?
>
>     While I'm at it, if I were to get hold of a kit , what is the
>recommended method of dealing with the X caps , is it just to use a BF
>screwdriver?
>
>     Alternatively , any UK listers know of any good likely 2nd hand sources,
>or rebuilders (apart from Sanburn, Coventry whom I already know about)
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Rob
>
>     PS the goo2 fluid is down to about £6 a litre at the dealers, whoopee!!
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