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Jeep Power Steering Lower Seal Repair, and Pitman Arm Removal. 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ
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- čas přidán 23. 11. 2013
- Your situation may vary, but the lower seal on my power steering box was leaking bad. I could fill it up and be out of fluid by the end of the day. To replace the lower seals was inexpensive. Around $10. a lot cheaper than a new gear box. So this video is me, taking off the pitman arm and stuffing in the new lower seals. It turned out great. It has been thousands of miles of on and off roading with the jeep and no more leaks. Certainly worth the $10 and the time to perform. One thing I will repeat is when that pitman arm broke free, I wish I had that on video, it was violent. Make sure your body is not under that pitman arm when you are pulling it off. All the best, and may your Jeep live on.
I picked this seal kit at a local auto store. That said, here are two links that could be used of Amazon that should give you the same seals. Here is 1: amzn.to/3Vr0odV and here is another 2: amzn.to/4c5zuhg
You're a mother loving genius.
Once the snap ring is remoned, start the vehicle and rotate the steering wheel all the way to the left and then right. The pressure from the hydralic fluid will force the washers out.
Bryan with the box still in jeep?
I need to do this asap. So just remove the nut and normally the snap ring is right there?
For anyone who has questions about this repair, just do it this way if you don't have the skills to rebuild it correctly. the seals are literally 15 bucks and even if it starts leaking again in a few months, it's only 15 bucks. When it starts leaking again buy a reman steering gear. But it worked for me for the time being.
Love it, job done like a jeeper. "I wouldn't suggest this for anyone but I'm just gonna cram this up in there and see what happens" hahah love it
That's Classic
Thanks for the video! Just did this to my 97 wrangler. Paid $10 for the seal kit, cleaned all the gunk from the existing seal area well, and hammered the new seals under the existing seals. I had to grind down the metal washer from the new kit so i could use it to hammer the new seals in without the washer getting stuck. I may go back and use my dremmel to make a grove for the snap-ring so it has a better chance of staying in. it's been 24 hours and so far so good! If this ends up failing I'll hit the junkyard or buy a reman unit. The hardest part was getting the pitman arm off. I ended up cutting mine off and buying a $20 replacement online.
Excellent! Glad to help.
I know this is an old video but one major mistake was made from the very beginning of this job. Most pitman seals leak because the pitman shaft is heavily worn and has back and forth play in it. Always need to check for play there because it will wipe out a new seal in a very short amount of time. Nearly 100 percent of the seals that I've seen leaking over the years was caused by the play in the shaft, that is why I dont even waste time replacing the seals anymore and just replace the whole box. It is alot more work and expense but usually you end up having to replace the whole steering box anyway
Tim, thanks for the input. It is wise advice when contemplating the repair. All fared well in mine, with long term success, and thanks for sharing your experience with us all to use in future endeavors
will be the 2nd time doing this. Think hard 4x4 ing wears them out fast. but i did find the snap ring and all the seal. like some of the other comments its under the last seal. i used a long screw and it grabbed it and i pulled that shit out. but as long as it works. thanks for the video
I just did this to my 2004 WJ. so far, so good
:) !!
you would have found the snap ring under the outer seal then the washer and inner seal
I need to do my input shaft seal. Don’t know how to get the old seal out.
The smaller seal was the dust cover hahaha LOL
The snap ring goes after first seal and washer, then second seal.
I give credit to you for posting your video but also I found an easy way to remove the Pitman arm. So get a piece of solid 1" bar about 3feet long and go the top of engine and hit the top of Pitman arm with the slump hammer and it comes right out 3 or 3 times banging it.
+Isai Ramirez I like this thought. Next time I may give this a try.
+Far Reach Engineering Easier way is to just use an impact. Off in 5 seconds. lol
My pitman arm puller does not go over the pitman arm because the plastic gasket is too wide? Ideas, suggestions?
Can you replace the stabilizer after a wheel alignment without having to realign again??
I just fix like you did I know is not the correct way but like seals are cheap I'm going to try the result hope work good!
Ok after two weeks when you do off road the new seal was out... so dont work much better doing in correct way
Its the same process for a 96 cherokee?
Awesome video!!! Thank you!!!
Youre welcome. Glad to help!
My american willies jeep having manual steering gear box.from long time i
buy this jeep i can turn full only one side (up to tire touches the
body.)But other side can turn only half only.So for turn other side i
have to from and back the jeep 2-3 times.Where is the problem?How can i
fix the problem.Please help me..
hi, where did you buy the kit to do it? thanks from france
I picked this one up just at a local auto store. That said, here are two links that could be used of Amazon that should give you the same seals. Here is 1: amzn.to/3Vr0odV and here is another 2: amzn.to/4c5zuhg
Can some one please give me an amazon link for this seal.
Thank you in advance.
Remove the seal and there is a snap ring. under it is the washer then the plastic piece and another seal. Easier to remove the gear box take out shaft first. Cramming everything in will only hold for a while because there is no place for snap ring to go into.
Thanks for the add and input. In Nov, it will be a year with this repair and thousands of miles and multi-state hauls with no leaks. There was enough space for the snap ring to lock in solid. So it is soldiering along.
+Far Reach Engineering go Google how snap rings work, they fit into grooves machined into housing. go look at a snap ring setup on a u joint. that's how a snap ring works.
99 Grand Cherokee does not have a grove. No way this guys seals stayed in because mine didnt
How long did it take you to pop the Pittman arm off because I tried it and it broke my breaker bar and it still didn't pop off
It took some serious effort. I was worried about my breaker bar busting as well. I put the high lift jack handle very close to the head of the breaker bar to help reduce the amount of flex and lower the possibility of it snapping. Even with the jack handle it took a lot of force to get the pitman off. It was seriously the tightest bolt I think I have ever tried to get off a car. Get a thicker bar/pipe, and be careful. That pitman is on there seriously tight. (also be careful breaking breaker bars, can mean pieces possibly hitting you as well. ) Good luck Austin!
Thanks man is it as hard to get back on?
No, it is much much easier to put on. Still used the breaker bar to put it back on, but no need for an extender, or pipe, etc. Also no worries about breaking the breaker putting it back on. Taking it off is the hard part.
I'm trying to do the same thing on my Jeep XJ 98 and I can't find a dadgum 33 mm socket anywhere I realize they make them I just can't find them anybody got any ideas harbor freight only goes up to 32
Better late than never, 33mm...Napa
This is impossible ! The snap ring and washers just vanished ?
nosh didnt know where they were. The snap ring is in between the top seal washer and bottom seal. wont see snap ring until you remove bottom seal.
You didn't get the flat washer out and that means you didn't replace the seal.
I am having a lot of trouble fitting both seals and the metal washer under the snap ring. You omitted the metal washer and things worked is that correct?
Matthew Montuori Correct. I threw away the metal washer. I ended up using it only as something to hammer on to drive the seals up into the housing tight. Then I threw it away and installed the snap ring to hold the seals in place. And yes, for me it worked excellent with no leaks and full steering control.
Just wanted to say that even though yours isn't leaking, this tutorial is totally wrong. You never even took the old seals out. Basically your box now has two sets of seals, and your new lower snap ring isn't even sitting in a groove. The only way to do this right is to take the box off the jeep, remove the back cover, and pull the steering shaft out. The seals then can be removed, and the new ones installed. It is a Royal pain, but it is the right way.
How long does it take to fix the leak, and what questions should i ask the mechanic to narrow down the exact issue for the expense.?
+Cindy Araujo You have to pull the box off the jeep to do it right, and you have to completely dis-assemble the box. After doing mine, I would opt for a remanufacured power steering box next time. The box costs more than the seal, but the labor you would pay a mechanic would be a lot less.
If the reman was out together right. I put a reman in my Jeep and the output shaft seals leaked within a week. Ended up having to replace the seals. You do not have to completely dissemble the box only the four bolts on too and the whole shaft slides out as one piece. Knock the seals out and replace them and the rubber gasket that the cover has around it
I can not find the seal. Where Seals can I buy? Please :)
You can pick up the seal kit from most local auto part stores. I bought mine from Advanced Auto. Here is a link to one version.
shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/powercraft-steering-gear-lower-pitman-shaft-seal-kit-8717/18071201-P
If you need more seals they sell much larger kits as well.
Far Reach Engineering THANK YOU :)
Can't get the snap ring to lock in
In my cases, I couldn't fit the snap ring on if I also used the metal washer. So I removed the metal washer and used the snap ring only. That fit for me. Also to make sure I had enough space, Before I put in the snap ring I used the metal washer as a safe block that I hit with a screwdriver and hammer and packed down the rest of the seals snug to give enough room for the snap ring. I am not sure if these items will work for you, but I wish you the best.
How did you get the old seals out? Husband is stuck at that point & can't figure out how to get them out.
Pidge Daniel He has tried turning the steering wheel as suggested in another video.
Pidge Daniel In my particular case, I did not have to remove any seals. I actually installed my new seals as is, as there was space within the housing to fit them. I assume that the previous seals had deteriorated and fell out long before. But there is the possibility there is simply enough space for extra seals over top. In any case, I didnt remove and significant seals. I just cleaned up the housing and press fit in the new seals. Then put a snap ring on the bottom to hold them in tightly. The result is it has been two years and it works perfect with no leaks.
Far Reach Engineering Thank you, I'll pass this on to him!
Good intentions, bad advice.
so true. If you dont know what you are doing, watch a video first of how to do it. why make a video giving people wrong info?
Buy a reman
You didn't read instructions, did you? those seals goes in from top of steering gear, not bottom. you have to remove to plate and pinion shaft to install those. clearly illustrated in instructions. hope it worked for you, but not proper fix. You need to leave vehicle repair to the professionals, for your safety and ours. No offense, just being honest.
Actually you can replace these seals from the bottom. I have done it many times. The other option is to remove the plate and steering shaft and knock the seals out from the top. There is a bearing in the way which unless you remove the bearing you can't put the seals in from the top. The other way to get the seals out is to remove the snap ring and put the pitman arm back on loosely and turn the steering lock to lock a few times and the pressure pops the seals out. I have done it both ways.
If you dont know what you are doing, watch a video first of how to do it. why make a video giving people wrong info?
Incorrect ...big time wrong!!!
Sorry but crappy vid IMO. Does not show removal of seals and snap ring, it's all guessing. You should redo the tutorial.
why would you make an instructional video when you have no clue what you're doing?