I'd rather spend my energy buffin' out the paint instead of wrenching the steering wheel. Less axial trust on steering column bearings also with assist. Hey yall My truck has developed an appetite for power steering fluid. Really miss the turning attitude of a std720 in tight places.more back/forth with trailer. I can't wait to get the pw st installed in my kc(old school spinner knob two). A fraction of a second saved when tired, can make all the difference when avoiding something. PS does all the work in the blink of an eye. With the flip of your wrist you can throw a ton of metal into the other lane.Yes you can do that without assist but it takes time to get both arms gripping the wheel and yanking with all your strength. The other thing, even more important is the steering speed. I went through many steps to nail down the source of. Long trips are actually a lot of work crammed into 12 hours. Helping U online 45K subscribers Subscribe 494 59K views 1 year ago How to diagnose, identify and repair a very common power steering leak. I only drive to Canby now and put around locally for three months every year, usually. anything that reduces the effort and fatigue on a long trip is good. Haven't worked out what engine I'm building yet but I will incorporate a PS pump into it. But my 620 went to 3,600 lb and 33" tires. Well you can, but 90 degrees out is obviously wrong. The pitman arm is a tapered spline with four equally spaced flat spots making it impossible to put back on incorrectly. Insert the two washers and drive the new seal up into place (be sure to grease the seal lips s it doesn't tear or run dry) with a suitable size deep socket or piece of pipe that fits over the sector shaft and replace the old snap ring. Drive two suitable wood screws up into it and use them to pry the old seal gown and out. Just reach up inside and remove the snap ring with. Once the arm is off, just move it out of the way, no need to separate the ball joint. It's really on there (100 ft lbs.) Get the proper puller for this, not a generic 'gear' or 'pulley' puller. I recommend a good air gun to loosen the mounting nut. Hardest part is getting the pitman arm off. I seem to remember $8 but this is probably the Nissan price. Seal is easy to get from NAPA but best to have the Nissan number (it's actually a kit with new seal, snap ring and washers) so they can cross reference.
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