[s-cars] Re: Weeping power steering cap question

[William Noland]

My experience with replacing the seal was also not good. Though I
remember from earlier posts, that some have had no problem with
replacing the seal, others have ended up with a new pump. Rebuilds are
available from some guy on the East Coast. Don't know the name right
off, but he told my mechanic that he sells a lot of post-seal
replacement units. The system operates under some ungodly high pressure
-- reasons known only by Hans and Fritz.

Probably worth a shot, but in my case the pumped spewed hydraulic oil
all over the engine compartment a very short while after the fix and car
was down a couple days waiting for the rebuild to arrive via FedEx. So,
as they say, ya pays your money and takes ya chances.

Bill Noland

>The plug is threaded and comes out (and goes back in) with a big damn
>screwdriver.  The seal is an o-ring, available from the dealer (!) for about
>a buck.
>
>I'm not sure the leaky o-ring isn't a harbinger of things to come - I had to
>replace the pump a short time after I fixed the plug.   I hope your luck is
>better.
>