<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I’m not familiar with boxes older than my ’64 P5, so if the “hydrosteer” box is different, this won’t be helpful. But Wadhams has complete seal kits as well as individual seals available. So if it’s a leak issue, those parts are certainly available. Link to the kit is below.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.jrwadhams.co.uk/browse-p5-categories/power-assisted-steering/pas-box-seal-kit.html" class="">https://www.jrwadhams.co.uk/browse-p5-categories/power-assisted-steering/pas-box-seal-kit.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Peter</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 7, 2022, at 4:29 PM, garrett bourque via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">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</div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 2:16 PM Jon Stanley via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I went to the Lares Corp website and saw that they advertise "We work on <br class="">
every steering system ever made, from the oldest car to the newest truck."<br class="">
<br class="">
I decided to call them today and well, it appears they won't rebuild the <br class="">
Hydrosteer box because they "can't find parts" for it. Any other ideas?<br class="">
<br class="">
Jon<br class="">
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On 1/26/2022 5:59 PM, garrett bourque via Rovernet wrote:<br class="">
> Hello Rovernet,<br class="">
> Regarding John's P5 steering box question, I would consult the Lares <br class="">
> corp. in Minneapolis. They rebuild power steering boxes as a <br class="">
> specialty. They did my '70 P6B over 20 years ago and it is still <br class="">
> going strong!! Good luck! Sincerely, Garrett Bourque<br class="">
><br class="">
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:35 AM Jon Stanley via Rovernet <br class="">
> <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" target="_blank" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:<br class="">
><br class="">
> Hello all,<br class="">
> Is there anyone in the USA that can rebuild the notorious P5<br class="">
> Hydrosteer<br class="">
> power steering box to a similar quality as David Green's rebuilder in<br class="">
> the UK? I believe this would involve some modification to the pitman<br class="">
> shaft and seals to fix leaks because simply replacing the bottom<br class="">
> seal is<br class="">
> not good enough. I'm balking at the shipping cost being around<br class="">
> $400 one<br class="">
> way to the UK rebuilder.<br class="">
><br class="">
> Or perhaps someone can share more details on how to fix the leaks<br class="">
> once<br class="">
> and for all? I can handle machining work.<br class="">
><br class="">
> Jon<br class="">
><br class="">
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