Steering box question....

[jhiggins]

Ok the deal is my steering box just started leaking today and I don't know why...It is power steering ...its the box under the front bumper...It's a 88 ..4.2 YJ :roll: :roll:

 

[jps4jeep]

Hey Jhiggins!!!

That sucks. Most likley it is leaking cause that steering box was designed to turn 27-29 inch tires, not 33 incher's and up. Think of it like axle bearings. Factory ones do fine but can get stressed with added weight of bigger tires and leak. If you have to replace it, depending on the design of the rig (daily driver, rocks, mud) Now you have a reason to up-grade to a hydrolic steering system, or maybe a upgraded steering box. I have seen kits to rebuild and/or beef up factory steering boxes (universal kit in JC Whitney) I am by no mean a expert in steering geometry, but this is what I know

Johnny

 

[firemanharry]

.......or it could be that it's just time for your steering box to start leaking. Where is it leaking from?

 

[Deerhunter30]

Josh,

Mine is leaking also. I figured that it was just wore out.

 

[jhiggins]

It is leaking somewhere around the pitman arm ( it is running down there and dripping) just started out of the blue.....????