BNielsen's 2000 Chevy K3500

[BNielsen]

Hydroboost is leaking like a screen door on a submarine, let it sit or a little while now and replace the entire unit or just throw a seal kit at it for the mean time?

 

[Reluctanse]

Hydroboost is leaking like a screen door on a submarine, let it sit or a little while now and replace the entire unit or just throw a seal kit at it for the mean time?

Throw a seal kit at it… probably be good a long time after that.

 

[Supercharged111]

Throw a seal kit at it… probably be good a long time after that.

If he doesn't F it up like I did. The seals are cheap and easy to replace though.

 

[Reluctanse]

If he doesn't F it up like I did. The seals are cheap and easy to replace though.

I feel like I screwed it up the first time I did it as well.

A put a seal in backwards once on a steering rack, that led to all kinds of fun.

 

[BNielsen]

If he doesn't F it up like I did. The seals are cheap and easy to replace though.

How hard is it to f_ck up? I haven't looked up any videos on how to do it. Thought about thumbing through one of the manuals to see if there was a how-to in there.

 

[Piratehunter]

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edit: check the comments, some good tips under the video

 

[Reluctanse]

It's not that hard... don't be in a hurry, maybe don't do it in the dark outside on your RV pad while its snowing, go slow, you'll be fine.

I think I hurry- tightening everything and had the big oring off alignment and gacked it. It's really pretty easy.

Hell I did mine (and re-did it) in the pre-youtube era using nothing but the little print out that came with it.

You got this!

 

[Supercharged111]

How hard is it to f_ck up? I haven't looked up any videos on how to do it. Thought about thumbing through one of the manuals to see if there was a how-to in there.

There isn't anything special or tricky about the procedure, just go slow like Reluctanse said and use lube on the seals.

 

[Reluctanse]

What could possibly go wrong?

(Picture when my steering rack rebuild had a backwards seal-filled the bellows in about 3 seconds FULL of ATF).

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Do it, you'll be fine. You can't really mess up the hard parts so worst case you have to tear down and do it again.

 

[BNielsen]

Just been driving the truck the past few weeks, I did flush the power steering and filled it back up with Lucas PS fluid and it doesn't seem to be leaking now? I didn't do the "Stop Leak" power steering since I can't stand anything like that, gums everything up and makes the issue 10 time worse.
Probably still going to replace the hydroboost at some point though.