OEM Jeep Wrangler Power Steering Gear Seal

Jeep Wrangler Power Steering Gear Seal Parts and Q&A

• Gear Set
  3893557
  Q: How to Service a Power Steering Gear Seal on the Pitman Shaft on Jeep Wrangler?

  A:

  Start the pitman shaft seal service by brushing both parts clean with a wire brush. Take out the preload adjuster nut and rotate the stub shaft using a 12 point socket from the end all the way, counting every rotation. Center the shaft by rotating it one half of a full rotation. Then, undo the side cover bolts and lift out the side cover, gasket and pitman shaft in one piece so that the pitman shaft is placed in the center and clear of the housing. Take the pitman shaft away from the side cover and don't damage the housing by scoring the bore when removing the dust seal with a seal pick. With the snap ring pliers, remove the retaining ring and next take out the washer and oil seal using a seal pick. A bearing driver and handle should be used to remove the pitman shaft bearing from the housing. Try to align the upper pitman shaft bearing with the smooth plate in the housing, then use Driver 8294 and Handle C-4171 to drive it in until the bottom of the driver matches up with the top of the part. After that, fit the lower pitman shaft bearing in the other half of Drive 8294 and Handle C-4171 and insert it into the housing until the shoulder seats. Apply the special grease given with the new seal to the oil seal and back up washers, before installing the oil seal with Driver 8294 and Handle C-4171. Apply the plastic back up washer so the lip on its inside diameter is facing down toward the oil seal and then install the metal back up washer. Open the retainer ring with snap ring pliers, apply the special grease to the dust seal and install them using Driver 8294 and Handle C-4171. Assemble a pitman shaft cover O-ring and fit the assembly into the housing, where it will rest. After installing the cover bolts and tightening them to 62 Nm (46 ft. lbs.), do an over-center rotation torque adjustment.
• Seal Kit, Front
  4470365
  Q: How to Replace a Power Steering Gear Seal on the Pitman Shaft on Jeep Wrangler?

  A:

  Cleaning the area around the exposes end of the pitman shaft and housing with a wire brush comes first in servicing the seal. Unscrew the tension change nut, after which you rotate the stub shaft with a 12 point socket from one end to the other. Put the stub shaft in the middle by turning it for half of the full number of turns. Next, get rid of the side cover bolts and release the side cover, gasket and pitman shaft together from the engine, making sure the pitman shaft is centered where it won't clash with the housing. Take out the pitman shaft from the side cover, then with a seal pick, remove the dust seal from the housing, ensuring this does not damage the bore. With snap ring pliers, remove the retaining ring and then take out the washer and oil seal with a seal pick from the housing. Remove the pitman shaft bearing from inside the housing by using a bearing driver and handle. Pull out the piston and insert the upper pitman shaft bearing into the housing, first using Driver 8294, then adding Handle C-4171 to continue the process until you hear the driver bottom out. Attach the lower pitman shaft bearing to the other part of Driver 8294 and Handle C-4171 until the shoulder on the bearing fits against the housing. Before installing it, apply the recommended grease from the new seal to the oil seal and back up washers. Then use Hub Assembly Driver 8294 together with Handle C-4171 to place the oil seal. First, add the plastic back up washer, making certain its lip rests within the oil seal and then the metal back up washer. Use snap ring pliers to install the retainer again, lube the dust seal with the correct grease and add it back with the Driver 8294 and Handle C-4171. Secure a new pitman shaft cover O-ring and put the pitman shaft assembly into the housing. Afterwards, put in the cover bolts and make sure they reach 62 Nm (46 ft. lbs.) of torque, then conduct the over-center rotation twist adjustment.