It is possible that the pitman arm (I think that is what it is called) seal
fell apart. It is located at the bottom of the unit. I did have this happen to
one of my cars. I was able to stop the leak with some "ommy goop", but
eventually the seal totally failed, as they usually do, at an inopportune time
and place. Finding the seal was easy, replacing it was cheap.
Good luck.
Paul
In a message dated 8/2/2004 12:12:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Quint
Villanueva" <Qlv@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>Greetings,
>I could use some advise re the power steering unit on my 1953 Imperial. �The
>unit had been leaking/dripping power steering fluid for some time. �I used
>Lucas' power steering fluid to stop the leak, which it did for a while.
>�Recently, the leaks became more noticeable and finally the entire contents of
>the p/s reservoir spilled out on to the garage floor. �An eyeball examination
>revealed an apparent leak in the steering box. It isn't where the p/s hoses
>connect, they are ok. �It appears that a seal in the steering box may have
>broken causing the p/s fluid to drain out.
>
>My questions are these: �Did anyone ever have a similar problem, if so, how
>did you fix it?
>Would it be easier to replace the steering box or replace only the seal,
>providing I can locate either?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Quint
>
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