OEM Dodge Ram 1500 Power Steering Gear Seal

Dodge Ram 1500 Power Steering Gear Seal Parts and Q&A

• Seal Kit, Front
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  Q: How to Inspect and Replace Power Steering Gear Seal Components for Optimal Alignment on Dodge Ram 1500?

  A:

  Check the piston teflon seals for damage and swap them out by picking up the teflon O-ring and the rubber O-ring beneath due to hardware issues, after which you should insert a new rubber O-ring and top it with a new teflon O-ring. Insert the valve into the valve housing and tighten the retainer ring into the same housing to 97 Nm (72 ft. lbs.), after adjusting for the length of the torque wrench. Place the retainer ring set screw and tighten it to 2.26 Nm (20 in. lbs.), after that wipe out the steering gear housing and fix the valve assembly in the center of the housing. Put the valve assembly into the steering gear, then tighten its new bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.). Secure the input shaft seal protector 8986, coat the mouth of the new seal with high temp grease and use the input shaft seal installer tool 8987 driver and C-4171 handle to drive it into the housing so only its outside touches the edge of the snap ring groove. Put the snap ring into the housing and use the input shaft seal installer driver with the C-4171 handle to slide both the snap ring and the oil seal together so the snap ring fits into the groove, greasing the areas separating the pitman shaft bearing from the oil seals and also at points where the dust seals and snap ring are separated with high temperature grease from the kit. Replace the dust seal by applying high temp grease, using special tool C-4171 (handle) and 8987 (driver). Guarantee the gear is centered in the middle tooth, add the pitman shaft, perform over-center mesh load setup, set the steering gear on the car and then get a wheel alignment.
• Cover Seal
  5086848AA
  Q: How to Service and Repair a Power Steering Gear Seal on Dodge Ram 1500?

  A:

  Initially, take the steering gear out of the vehicle, making sure you don't squeeze the vise too hard and ruin the adjustment. Lay the steering gear upside down over a drain pan in a vise, slide a drain pan underneath and manually move the input shaft from one end to the other several times to drain all the fluid. After the liquid drains, place a 12 point socket onto the input shaft to count the rotations as you advance it to each position. Rotate the input shaft backwards 1 1/2 turns from the stop mark to its center and once done take out the pitman shaft. After that, get rid of the four bolts holding the valve housing in place and lift the valve housing out of the steering assembly. Attach the valve housing in a soft-cushioned vise and then take out the retainer ring set screw from the housing. Remove the steering gear worm thrust bearing retainer ring with special tool retainer ring wrench 8988 and take out the wormshaft assembly while it is still in the valve housing before you remove it from the vise. Take care not to scratch the inside of the housing as you remove the dust seal with a pick. After that, remove the snap ring using the proper pliers. To remove the oil seal, place seal remover adapter 8990 in your slide hammer puller C-3752, then insert into the seal.