POWER STEERING RESERVOIR LEAK

[studequest]

GURUS!

 

On my 63 R2 4 speed.. we replaced the oil pan gasket and rear main seal.  I noticed some drippage from the power steering ram.

Russ Ware had a completely rebuilt ram I purchased.

We put it in the car  and it leaked from the end of the Ram.

Bob Halgren resealed it and it now appears to be fine at the end. 

HOWEVER, we had a large leak from the reservoir

We removed it from the car and filled it with fluid and checked for any cracks on the bottom. None notice

We removed the large 1 Inch bolt which holds the threaded stud  and oval plate at the bottom of the reservoir  and looked at the seals.

One appeared to be torn., 

We replaced the seals with the flat rubber seals.

We noticed the 2 holes on the base plate that the reservoir sits on are threaded – one to receive the bolt for the stud and nothing for the other hole. Appears to 5/8 x 18 fine thread. The  workshop manual does not show another bolt. 

I seem to remember that the other hole had a filter on my other 1963 R1 Avanti

How do we combat this leakage.??  We clearly are not getting  the pressure to compress the seals to stop the leakage.

It pours out at a pretty good rate. 

Bob Halgren gave me some thick round o rings.. could those be used. They are thick and round and the correct dimension

Should we fit a bolt into the open hole and drill it to pass the fluid.

Should we eliminate the seals and fashion a paper gasket? 

Should we use heavy round O rings? 

I am at a loss.

I show a picture with a screw driver into the open threaded channel        `

 

Thanks Keith

[brad]

Someone messed with the pump, it's missing the suction side venturi. One O-ring goes around that. Also, there is a machined recess under where the large hold down nut screws into the main body, under the reservoir.