Steering Wheel oil leak - Steering Wheels


How to Fix leak on the steering wheel part?

Sep 27, 2009 by alex | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I have Honda accord 1997 lx 2d coupe 97k miles.
One day i start the engine in the morning and the belt squicks for few seconds but then stops. Usualy in the morning.
Both Belts on my car are new 2month old.
So I inspect it and i find a leak in a part that has to do with the steering wheel oil and is right above the belts the leak is below that part and apears to be from the bolt.

Is there any way to stich it up.
I checked if i could replace that part but it costs 400$ bucks.
I was thinking of using window glazer on it, or tooth paste.
But before i do so i just wanted to know if it would work the car is old and i put quite alot in it dont want to spend anymore money on it.

Not sure which bolt you are describing, but if it's the bolt that is on the pump itself that you put through the slide bracket then attach a nut to, to tighten the steering wheel pump, then yes, it can be fixed. I've seen in my mechanic times some people take the pump off, drain the fluid, and clean, remove the nut/bolt, hand sand it down, and re-install it using liquid metal. After allowing it to dry. To do this you have to be able to seperate the pump from it's housing, and get to the bolt from both the inside and outside. You may have to buy a new O-ring seal to re-install the pump. If it's another bolt, then my question is who replaced the belts? If an automotive shop, did they damage it? Also, were the belts put back properly by size? Each belt is different in size and thickness on older vehicles. Serpentine or V-Belt. If V-Belts, was each belt taken off in order and laid down in order, and the new belts taken and sized up with the old belts to make sure they were installed in order and to the correct size? If serpentine belts, then it should be easier to figure out. If the belt was saturated with power steering fluid, you will need to replace it. It has soaked the fluid into it and it is already damaged. Can stretch, slip off, or deteriorate causing it to break.

KILROY | Sep 27, 2009

Car question. How come when I get an oil change or anything, they change the steering wheel position & lights?

Feb 26, 2009 by FAshionPassion | Posted in Toyota

I turn the lights on maybe 3/4s the way so that the lights for the radio, money/cigarette tray etc are brighter. They always turn it back down.

Also how come they change the steering wheel? Is that just whoever's height and comfortablitiy or is there a reason for it (steering wheel fluid or something will leak)

thanks

They probably just change the wheel position so they can fit into the car or safely move it. Has nothing to do with any maintenance test. As far as turning down the lights goes, I have no idea - maybe they just bump the switch/dial by accident?

You might want to write down the exact mileage of your car when you drop it off next time - there's a (probably slim) chance someone is driving your car around without your permission but things are most likely just getting changed around so that the tech can fit in the car long enough to pull it into the service bay.

Ben Linus | Feb 26, 2009


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