How to fix Power steering Jeep JK

[Hayesio]

Well, I've put the second hand unit in today and it looks the goods - no leak yet! The steering wheel is 90 deg off center.. hard to believe that the 1mm bend in the selector shaft translated to such a rotational displacement of the wheel. The bend must have happened last time i bent the axle; I remember when I put the straightened axle back in I had to seriously take-up the steering link. I'll do a wheel alignment tomorrow and sort that out.

The box I received is not Delphi. It's different from the original, and pained black. When did they change?

On another note; has anyone considered putting a JK steering box in a JKU? It would provide more torque because it has a higher gear ratio - 14:1 vs 16:1. Not much but it's something.

[jkjeep1]

thank you for OP for the instruction. I build on these instructions and DIY power steering box shaft seal replacement.

Purchased Gate power steering repair kit 350650. It was $10.76 + shipping from rock auto. This can possibly be sourced from Repco.

After step 7, this is DIY steps

1. make sure jeep wheels are dead straight. This helps to remove the steering shaft. Remove the airbox to access to top of the power steering box.
2. Remove the 4 bolts on top of the power steering box. make sure you mark them so they can go back in the same order.
3. Slowly tap out the steering shaft from the bottom. the PS fluid will flow out so put an oil pan underneath.
4. Now clean shaft .
5. Replace the seals. Use the snap ring plier to remove the snap ring. Seals are easy to remove using a screwdriver.
6. Used a 32 mm socket to tap in the new seals.
7. Before you put the shaft back on apply some grease to the shaft and the newly installed seals. This way nothing gets caught and damaged when you reinstall the shaft.
8. Reinstall shaft. Refill power steering and enjoy no leaks.

The job took me 2-3 hours job with many families + dog disruptions. Took me 3-4 weeks of research to find the correct power steering seal kit: Gate power steering repair kit 350650.

Total cost: pitman arm puller kits (56)+ snap ring plier (12) + Power steering seal (10.76)+ 2-3 man-hours + 1L of PS fuild.