MickMorley
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Hello, I have a 1972 Massey 135 vineyard model (diesel). I have a steering box problem and looking for some advice since it could be very costly.
The issue started when all of the steering fluid would leak out of the breather on top of the steering box. If I would put fluid back in it would steer again until all the fluid leaked out. However that only worked a few times until it stopped powering steering all together even with fluid in it.
I took it apart from the steering column down, and found that the steering valve actually had a penetration in the wall. See the pictures. My question is, is this the whole problem? I'd hate to spend ~$600 on a new steering valve and it still have problems. All of the seals and o-ring look good in that portion of the box. The springs were mostly busted in the steering valve, I wonder if that caused the breakage in the wall.
Nick
The issue started when all of the steering fluid would leak out of the breather on top of the steering box. If I would put fluid back in it would steer again until all the fluid leaked out. However that only worked a few times until it stopped powering steering all together even with fluid in it.
I took it apart from the steering column down, and found that the steering valve actually had a penetration in the wall. See the pictures. My question is, is this the whole problem? I'd hate to spend ~$600 on a new steering valve and it still have problems. All of the seals and o-ring look good in that portion of the box. The springs were mostly busted in the steering valve, I wonder if that caused the breakage in the wall.
Nick