powering steering box

[widegauge]

I have just got a new toy it is a 1976 f250 super cab camper spec. 2wd she is a pretty one let me tell ya...but anyway my question is I had the pitman arm seal on the lower part of the power steering box go out so I replaced it with a napa seal.....it is a 4 piece kit plus a snap ring. I put the grove of the outer seal on facing out and when reinstalled the box and hooked it up it still leaked........so did I install the seal backwards or is the shaft just worn too bad to make a seal or is the fluid that I put in (power steering fluid not tranny fluid) the wrong viscosity? I don't want to pay 136 bucks for a new box if I don't have too but I am about out of options.

thanks for the help guys and girls.

[fordman]

how did the shaft look when you had the old seal out? did it have any signs of wear? i wouldn't see why you could just pull the seal back off while the box is still on the truck. maybe taking it back apart you might be able to tell if the seal is backwards or the shaft is worn.

[widegauge]

well the seals are pressed in around the shaft...so you would have to remove the shaft to get under the seals to pry them out.

but I pulled the gear box out again and broke it down and found that I installed the seals (2) wrong......trashed the seals removeing them but bought a new set and installed them right and RE-installed everything in the truck and guess what.................yeah it worked..yeah me.

[Blue Cloud]

Sounds like one of my tricks. Got to do things 2 or 3 times to get them right. I get lots of practice that way.