Power sterring unit covered in fluid

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Author Message   bob moseley (Bob) New Member Username: Bob Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 05:04 pm:    Power steering unit covered in Fluid. 99 Series I Disco. Very little fluid being lost. Is this something else to just live with? Any quick fixes? Prices on a new unit?   Blue (Bluegill) Senior Member Username: Bluegill Post Number: 2047 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 06:18 pm:    check the hose clamps from the reservoir to the steering box also check the dweb archives for more info   Discovery 1 Owner (D1_owner) New Member Username: D1_owner Post Number: 23 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 09:22 pm:    check your auto trans cooler line   Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 560 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 09:28 pm:    There are two pipes coming out of the top of the steering box, anchored down by a plate with a (10 mm) bolt in the middle, between the pipes. Make sure this is tight - its threadlocked at the factory though. Also I suppose check there is no bending strain on those two pipes.   OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks) Member Username: Everythingleaks Post Number: 249 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 09:39 pm:    Dean is talking about a D2, the D1 lines thread into the box. Check the hoses for leaks first. My advise would be the go to a hydraulic shop and have them add new rubber hose onto the metal ends. The LR hoses are the worst grade of rubber known to man and leak constantly Another trouble area is the steering box. The common leak on those is at the input shaft seal. You may be able to live with it for now but it will get worse whatever the leak is