Jeep J-10 Series 1982 Technical & Service Manual page 937

Inspect the housing bore. Replace the housing if se
verely worn, scored, or pitted. However, slight scratches
or minor corrosion can be removed using crocus cloth.
Inspect the pressure and return port hose connector
seats, if equipped, and check the poppet check valve in
the pressure port. Replace the seats if cracked, loose,
cocked, worn, or scored. Replace the check valve if
scored, chipped, cracked, or distorted. If seat or valve
replacement is necessary, refer to Hose Connector Seat
and Check Valve Replacement.
Inspect the housing ball plug (fig. 2L-19). Reseat the
ball if fluid leaked past the ball before disassembly. Seat
the ball using a blunt punch. Spray the ball area with
Loctite Solvent 7559, or equivalent, and dry the area
with compressed air. Cover the ball area and ball with
Loctite Sealant 290. Allow the sealant to cure for ap
proximately two hours before installing or assembling
the gear.
BALL PLUG
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Fig. 2L-19 Housing Ball Plug Location
Inspect all retaining ring, bearing, and seal surfaces
in the housing. Replace the housing if any surface is
worn or damaged.
Hose Connector Seat and Check Valve Replacement
CAUTION: Some steering gear units have metric
thread fittings and hose fittings which use O-ring seals
instead of connector seats (fig. 2L-7, View B).
POWER STEERING GEAR AND PUMP 2L-25
CAUTION: If the gear has connector seats, do not at
tempt connector seat or check valve replacement unless
the gear has been removed and disassembled. Connector
seat replacement willgenerate metal chips andshavings
which can enter the gear and cause a malfunction after
assembly.
(1) Pack seats and pressure ports with petroleum
jelly to prevent chips from lodging in ports.
(2) Thread connector seats to depth of 2-3 threads
(only) using 5/16-18 tap (fig. 2L-20).
Fig. 2L-20 Threading Hose Connector Seats
(Gears with Non-Metric Fillings Only)
CAUTION: Do not thread the pressure port seat any
more than 2-3 threads deep or the tap may contact the
check valve and damage it.
(3) Assemble 5/16-18 bolt, nut and flat washer and
thread bolt into connector seat (fig. 2L-21).
.
5/16-18
BOLT
5/16-18
NUT
Fig. 2L-21 Hose Connector Seat Removal
(Gears with Non-Metric Fittings Only)
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