Gee Mikey, you make it sound SO easy! Paul In a message dated 3/8/2004 9:50:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, mikanlin62@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > Steve, > > If you are talking about the valve assembly o rings, as John stated earlier > thats a no brainer except for the tedious part when you have to tap the > stupid thing up or down slightly to center the pressure between left and > right. > > If, as I surmise, you are talking about the nut and screw combination on top > of the dome shaped cover where you make the backlash adjustment thats almost > as easy. There is a seal under the locknut where you do the backlash > adjustment. There is also another much larger o ring around the cover > itself. If its leaking around the larger diameter of the cover then you > have to take the cover off, if its leaking around the nut and adjustment > screw then all you do is back the nut off while holding the screw from > turning ( it will probably want to turn a bit but dont sweat it ) and then > replace the o ring. > > Ma mopar used the same o rings and seals in the constant control boxes for > about forever and a day, the worse thing is that you may have to get a kit > from a Chrysler parts dept if you cant get them from your local parts store. > And fwiw, if you have to readjust the backlash on the steering gear its a > snap. You do a basic setting with the engine off, turn the wheels from left > to right a couple turns and then return to center. Then with the engine on, > you tighten the screw until the backlash is just gone, then tighten another > 3/8 to 1/2 turn and torque the lock nut. > > The FSM shows this very well and describes it in section 19. > > Go for it, its not hard! > > Mikey > 62 Crown Coupe > > > >