[Rovernet] Hydrosteer box rebuilder?

[geffandjulie at comcast.net]

A parts kit from UK?

 

Geff and Julie McCarthy

677 NW Melinda Ave

Portland OR 97210

503-241-8468 (h)

503-799-3809 (m)

 

From: Rovernet <rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org> On Behalf Of garrett bourque via Rovernet
Sent: 07 February 2022 13:29
To: Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
Cc: garrett bourque <gbbourque at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Rovernet] Hydrosteer box rebuilder?

 

Regarding the power steering box rebuild for a P5, perhaps you could find a truck oriented shop that would take it on.  Perhaps a shop in Europe could handle doing it, even if your's is left hand drive.  Lared did my p6 box 20 years ago and parts may well be a problem!  Sorry to hear that you are having trouble there... Do you have a leak or looseness in the box?  Maybe if it does work, consider yourself lucky and keep using it.  Good luck with your search. Garrett

 

On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 2:16 PM Jon Stanley via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org> > wrote:

I went to the Lares Corp website and saw that they advertise "We work on 
every steering system ever made, from the oldest car to the newest truck."

I decided to call them today and well, it appears they won't rebuild the 
Hydrosteer box because they "can't find parts" for it. Any other ideas?

Jon


On 1/26/2022 5:59 PM, garrett bourque via Rovernet wrote:
> Hello Rovernet,
>   Regarding John's P5 steering box question, I would consult the Lares 
> corp. in Minneapolis.  They rebuild power steering boxes as a 
> specialty.  They did my '70 P6B over 20 years ago and it is still 
> going strong!!  Good luck! Sincerely, Garrett Bourque
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:35 AM Jon Stanley via Rovernet 
> <rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org> > wrote:
>
>     Hello all,
>     Is there anyone in the USA that can rebuild the notorious P5
>     Hydrosteer
>     power steering box to a similar quality as David Green's rebuilder in
>     the UK? I believe this would involve some modification to the pitman
>     shaft and seals to fix leaks because simply replacing the bottom
>     seal is
>     not good enough. I'm balking at the shipping cost being around
>     $400 one
>     way to the UK rebuilder.
>
>     Or perhaps someone can share more details on how to fix the leaks
>     once
>     and for all? I can handle machining work.
>
>     Jon
>
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