I'm looking for suggestions to stop a reoccurring leak at the gasket for the power steering in my 1979 Ford 340 Industrial tractor.
I've replaced the gasket under the oval cover on the steering at least 7 times in the 12 years I've owned the tractor. I've torqued the bolts that hold the cover on to 35 ft lbs, but after a couple hours use, they work loose and leak power steering fluid everywhere. I have tried replacement Ford gaskets, a copper gasket, and homemade gaskets (gasket paper). They all fail.
Has anyone else come across this? What did you do to fix it? It's already cost me a power steering pump.
I've replaced the gasket under the oval cover on the steering at least 7 times in the 12 years I've owned the tractor. I've torqued the bolts that hold the cover on to 35 ft lbs, but after a couple hours use, they work loose and leak power steering fluid everywhere. I have tried replacement Ford gaskets, a copper gasket, and homemade gaskets (gasket paper). They all fail.
Has anyone else come across this? What did you do to fix it? It's already cost me a power steering pump.
