russ t Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Hi everyone, While doing the standard oil change I noticed a leak coming from the power steering pump area. Checked the reservoir level and it was low. The leaking oil had a red tinge to it, so I presume that either the pump or one of the hoses may be leaking. Before I start pulling it apart I need a pointer as to what it involves, source replacement parts ie Pump, hoses, seals etc if they may be required. There has been no strange noises or anything to indicate that there is a problem with the steering. russ t 1995 LHD Discovery 2.5 Northern Dordogne (dept 24) France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynall Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Use gunk to remove all the old oil first to see where leak is from as it may just be a loose jubilee clip. Lynall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 The crimping on the high pressure hose is the normal failure point but as advised, clean it off and check first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 You can strip a PAS pump, and they are actually pretty basic internally. The one I did had a seal/bearing, two bushes, and an O-ring. The bushes were fine and I only needed to replace the bearing/seal and O-ring. I couldn't buy the bearing off the shelf - I had to measure it and then got if from http://www.bearingboys.com/ If you strip the pump yourself - be careful, as some parts have to go a certain way round. This pump is off a 1989 90, so the internals of yours may well be different. Bush in each half of the main body. Bearing/seal Some parts have to go back in the same position as they were. All the rest of the parts cleaned and inspected for wear. Reassembled Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ t Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Cheers guys, brilliant info and pics, only one other question, are the power steering pumps for LHD and RHD different ?. and therefore the hoses as well ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I doubt very much that the pump would be different or even the way it is mounted. The pipes would be different I would imagine - especially if the box is mounted on the opposite side of the chassis. I have no experience of left-hookers I'm afraid. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ t Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 I doubt very much that the pump would be different or even the way it is mounted. The pipes would be different I would imagine - especially if the box is mounted on the opposite side of the chassis.I have no experience of left-hookers I'm afraid. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ t Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Cheers Les, managed to have a look at a RHD, it seems that the only thing thats different is the hoses, and thats because of the positioning of the steering box. I imagine that the hoses have OM numbers. Russ t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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