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Title: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: andpgud on April 28, 2012, 08:11:37 AM
i there guys. My steering pump seams to be leaking. Is this normal? There is also some play in the steering. The Jeep is stock and has no lift.
What is there to do for me?

Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: sharpxmen on April 28, 2012, 08:56:39 AM
leaking is not normal
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: andpgud on April 28, 2012, 09:06:17 AM
leaking is not normal
What I meant is if it were a common fault and how to tackle it.
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: grumpygy on April 28, 2012, 09:21:35 AM
Check hose connections Mine has loosened up.
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: Jeffy on April 28, 2012, 11:23:56 AM
What I meant is if it were a common fault and how to tackle it.
Is that a TJ by any chance?  If so then they were a fairly common issue.  Usually leaks from the output shaft where the pitman arm is.  The O-ring tends to go bad.  You can buy a o-ring kit to fix it or you can just replace the box.  I remember hearing something about the TJ boxes using fewer seals or something.  I'm not 100% sure what the issue was exactly but like I said it's fairly common.
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: andpgud on April 28, 2012, 11:34:39 AM
Yes, its a TJ. I ask because they wanted to charge me 300 dollars for the repair.
What about the play in the steering wheel?
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: Jeffy on April 28, 2012, 05:12:22 PM
Yes, its a TJ. I ask because they wanted to charge me 300 dollars for the repair.
What about the play in the steering wheel?
You could buy a new steering box for that.  Play would be dependent several things.  Bushings or ball joints would be where I'd look first.
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: andpgud on April 30, 2012, 10:31:23 AM
You could buy a new steering box for that.  Play would be dependent several things.  Bushings or ball joints would be where I'd look first.

So that kit is just plug and play? I could change the seal by myself?
How common is it that the box itself has some play?
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: sharpxmen on April 30, 2012, 12:32:40 PM
How common is it that the box itself has some play?

that's a very loose question - any box has "some" play, it's "common" to have excessive play when they go bad. They can also be adjusted, there's a limit at which point the adjustment won't work, so if your box has a lot of freeplay i suggest servicing it or replacing it as the wear on the gears is probably beyond the point of adjustment (you might be able to make it better but it won't last).
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: grumpygy on May 01, 2012, 04:02:59 PM
Have read that some Box mount themselves were loose.  Also how often are they hit while on the trail cause you can get a skid plate for the steering Box.
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: Jeffy on May 01, 2012, 06:32:42 PM
Have read that some Box mount themselves were loose.  Also how often are they hit while on the trail cause you can get a skid plate for the steering Box.
Well, if you have a TJ then a skid is probably a good idea.  On a CJ/YJ, not really needed.  With larger tires, it does stress the bolts some.  That's why people used to add a truss rod.
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: andpgud on May 01, 2012, 06:46:12 PM
I dont do any real offroading and those are the tires I am running.

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Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: grumpygy on May 01, 2012, 07:23:57 PM
Well, if you have a TJ then a skid is probably a good idea.  On a CJ/YJ, not really needed.  With larger tires, it does stress the bolts some.  That's why people used to add a truss rod.

I was looking up a TJ .  Know mine is fairly safe since its a YJ.
Title: Re: My steeting is leaking and there is also play. Any ideas?
Post by: Jeffy on May 01, 2012, 11:17:26 PM
I dont do any real offroading and those are the tires I am running.
I wouldn't worry about it.  Just fix what you got.