Re: no power steering, ok to drive?
 

Is it the box itself or the pump? I would tend to beleive the pump would
have problems instead of the box. Do you have any leaks? Is the fluid
still full?

"Aaron Graham" <aarons48willys@NOSPAM.mac.com> wrote in message
news:aarons48willys-C12BAA.11355508072003@news2.localnet.com...
> It seems that my power steering box in my '79 CJ 7 finally died last
> night also(on the way to the club meeting) It just feels like I have
> manual steering now all of the time. Is it ok to drive it like this? I
> assume it is just like have manual steering. I am going to have to save
> some $$ before I can buy a new steering box, but still have to be able
> to drive the Jeep occasionally. Where is the cheapest place anyone has
> found for a power steering box?
>
> Also another related question:
> Would a bad alignment(toe in) adversely affect the steering box? The
> Jeep drives straight(most of the time when the steering was not acting
> up) but did not recenter automatically after a turn.
> --
> Aaron Graham
> http://homepage.mac.com/aarongraham
> 1948 Willys & 1979 CJ7
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: no power steering, ok to drive?
 

I do have a small leak, haven't taken enuff time to pin point it yet.
The fluid is full.

In article <g6COa.22$uX6.24082@news.uswest.net>, "Kevin Sperle"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

> Is it the box itself or the pump? I would tend to beleive the pump would
> have problems instead of the box. Do you have any leaks? Is the fluid
> still full?
>
> "Aaron Graham" <aarons48willys@NOSPAM.mac.com> wrote in message
> news:aarons48willys-C12BAA.11355508072003@news2.localnet.com...
> > It seems that my power steering box in my '79 CJ 7 finally died last
> > night also(on the way to the club meeting) It just feels like I have
> > manual steering now all of the time. Is it ok to drive it like this? I
> > assume it is just like have manual steering. I am going to have to save
> > some $$ before I can buy a new steering box, but still have to be able
> > to drive the Jeep occasionally. Where is the cheapest place anyone has
> > found for a power steering box?
> >
> > Also another related question:
> > Would a bad alignment(toe in) adversely affect the steering box? The
> > Jeep drives straight(most of the time when the steering was not acting
> > up) but did not recenter automatically after a turn.
> > --
> > Aaron Graham
> > http://homepage.mac.com/aarongraham
> > 1948 Willys & 1979 CJ7
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)
>
>
--
Aaron Graham
http://homepage.mac.com/aarongraham
1948 Willys & 1979 CJ7
o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)