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leaking steering box #1289337 05/27/05 04:57 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 87 Glendale, CA L left-lane louie OP CEG\'er
OP left-lane louie CEG\'er L Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 87 Glendale, CA	A couple of months ago I had to have my clutch replaced. A leak developed right afterward. I thought it was a leaking shaft seal or something else on the tranny. Turns out it is coming out of the boots on the steering box. Could the mechanic have damaged the those seals when he dropped the tranny? Can I, legitimately, hold the shop responsible for this? Thanks for any advice. LLL 99 csvt amazon green/tan pre-98 sail panels pioneer sound 72K mi

Re: leaking steering box #1289338 05/27/05 08:18 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	Not likely. The seal that matter are somewhat internal. Those outer bellows arn't really seals, they just keep road debris off the shafts. Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited

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