Re: '56 Patrician Bendix Steering Ram

Posted by BH On 2012/10/3 18:52:15

Thanks for the clarification. Sounds like your new-type outer seal is installed backward.

Again, you can service the seals without removing the unit completely from the car. (Can't recall if I even had to remove the tire/wheel.) Remove the castellated nut (and related details) from the end of the piston, disengage the rod from the frame. Lower the end of the cylinder to clear the frame, but support it to avoid straining the hoses (at the fittings).

After you remove the large snap ring (and pay attention to its orientation per the SC), give a tug on the piston rod and the scraper washer and that outer seal might just come right out - since this was such a recent install. Else you might need to baby the outer seal out of the bore. (I suspect the hydraulic seal will remain in place - leave it alone.)

Once you get the outer seal back out, you should be able to reverse it without risk of introducing a leak.

Just work carefully and patiently.