OEM Dodge Ram 2500 Power Steering Gear Seal

Dodge Ram 2500 Power Steering Gear Seal Parts and Q&A

• Cover Seal
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  Q: How to Install the Power Steering Gear Seal on Dodge Ram 2500?

  A:

  See if there's any damage on the piston teflon seals of your 2500 or 3500 and when you determine there's damage, use a pick to replace them by removing the o-ring layers and inserting new ones. After that, place the valve into the valve housing and add the retainer ring, securing it to 97 Nm (72 ft. lbs.). Don't forget that you will need to account for the extra length of your torque wrench. Fasten and tighten the retainer ring set screw to 2.26 Nm (20 in. lbs.), after which clean the steering gear housing with the valve assembly at the center. Set the valve assembly onto the steering gear and screw in the new bolts until the torque is 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.). Put the input shaft seal protector 8986 in place, add high temp grease to the new seal and use the oil seal installer tool 8987 driver and C-4171 handle to push the seal into the housing until it stops just short of the snap ring groove. Place the snap ring in the hole of the housing and then tightly push it into place using the C-4171 handle with the driver 8987. While you are doing that, add enough high temperature grease from the seal kit between the pitman shaft bearing and the two oil seals. Fit the dust seal with high temp grease, apply it with tool C-4171 and use driver 8987. Before you put in the pitman shaft, be sure the gear is centered in the middle tooth. Fit the pitman shaft into the steering gear, process the over-center mesh load, assemble the steering gear onto the car and finish with a wheel alignment.
• Seal Kit, Front
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  Q: How to Service and Repair a Power Steering Gear Seal on Dodge Ram 2500?

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  The first step to serving or repairing the pitman shaft seal is to part the Pitman Arm from the gear box and take out the steering box. Hold the steering gear in a soft jawed bench vise and use a wire brush to clean the parts on the exposed end of the pitman shaft and housing. Use a 12 point socket to rotate the input shaft from one stop to another, checking the number of turns and finally center it by turning it again using half of the total turns. Loosen the pitman shaft cover bolts, make sure the pitman shaft is not off-center and remove it from the gear. Put a special tool 8990 into the housing to remove the dust seal, being cautious not to damage the housing bore. Ease out the snap ring from the housing with the pliers and also remove the washer from the housing. Securely fasten the slide hammer adapter 8990 into the seal with wrenches and then remove the oil seal with special tool 8990. Spread thick grease from the seal kit on all parts that come into contact with the pitman shaft bearings, the oil seals and the dust seals. Lubricate the oil seal and washer with high temp grease and put the seal in place so the lip is inside and the flat side is against the washer. Install the oil seal with special tool 8989 and the C-4171 handle, then add the back up washer and the retainer ring by using snap ring pliers. Clean the dust seal with high temp grease and secure it by using the special tools. Set the protective seal protector 8993 onto the shaft and slide the pitman shaft all the way into the steering gear's bearing. After installing new bolts, tighten them to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.), replace the steering gear and pitman arm and end with a wheel alignment.