Power Steering Leak

[dogojoe96]

After removing the air control valve on my power steering pump with a bolt and capping the vacuum lines, I still have a very noticeable leak. The valve failed and was spewing fluid. (obvious failure) This temp fix helped slow the growth of the puddle in my driveway, yet it seems that there is some sort of O ring failure on the back of the pump. So what i was looking to find out is if it is possible to just replace the O ring or whatever seal that is leaking on the back of the pump without removing the whole assembly from the engine. Im not looking to do a full rebuild and looking to save my weekend from a time consuming project. 3.0, 5 speed, 4x4

 

[dogojoe96]

Well I have an old pump that was just as leaky from my old motor and I decided to tear into it after class to find that it is an o ring and now have one to mach sizes at least. It was quite easy to get it apart on the workbench but I'm still curious if it is possible to work on it still on the motor? Seems like it is a possibility, just trying to find out if anyone has been successful with this.