power steering gear slow leak - seals?

[Aernan]

I noticed I am getting a leak from the power steering gear that pushes the pitman arm out of the passengers side where the plastic mud garde is. Looking in the TM I see this is a complete unit and no tear down information in the TM.

Has anyone torn one of these down? Are the seals replaceable?

 

[Awesomeness]

Did you check the parts TM? There are exploded views of pretty much everything on the truck in there.

 

[Aernan]

I was able to find the complete unit in the Parts TM and the procedure to remove the whole unit.

 

[Awesomeness]

Bummer. Is it perhaps a commercial off the shelf unit, that may have instructions in the civilian world somewhere?

 

[wandering neurons]

Based on my troubles last year, the steering box, while made by ZF, does not cross-reference their commercial products. And I wasn't able to find a tear-down in the TMs either. I wound up replacing the entire box with a unit from SuprMan. You might be able to remove the box, pitman arm, and pull the seal and find a replacement but it'd be tedious.
Removing the box can be done without removing the radiator but you have to be very imaginative with sockets and wrenches, and the box is very heavy. There's a posting I made about the removal/install of my steering box.

 

[Aernan]

The leak right now is very slow. I will clean up the leaky spot and keep an eye on it. Thanks for the tip with SuprMan I'll give him a call to see the replacement cost.

 

[coachgeo]

The leak right now is very slow. I will clean up the leaky spot and keep an eye on it. Thanks for the tip with SuprMan I'll give him a call to see the replacement cost.

Well if your going to have to replace it in future... might try some power steering stop leak from Lucas Oil. Granted several companies make and sell it.

In between maybe put picture of yours in your phone... and crawl under trucks in parking lots occasionally to see what might be a close match???