a1sensei

The power steering control valve on my '81 is leaking fluid where the pitman arm connects. I found a rebuild kit for $10. Is this an easy and reliable rebuild, or would I be better off buying the valve already rebuilt ($120). I am fairly mechanically inclined and do most of my own repairs and modifications. But I know some things are more of a headache than they are worth, and since I have never worked on one of these before, I thought I'd ask before I dive in. Thanks and God bless, Sensei

CA-Legal-Vette

This one is borderline in my opinion. Read the papers by Jim Shea on corvettefaq. The job isn't all that hard but it took me a few tries to get it right. The washers, in particular, are a PITA.

Certainly not difficult but a little fiddly. Depends on how you value your time.

GaryS

I was lucky in that I rebuilt the PS control valve on my 72 and it worked the first time. Here is the link:

http://jimshea.corvettefaq.com/?page_id=4

A caution is due here - AFTER YOU DOWN LOAD JIM SHEA'S PAPERs, take notes on the orientation of ALL of the parts. Iirc, there are a couple of parts that can go in either the right way or the wrong way. Do not just start taking things apart without noting this.

As stated, this is not a technically difficult job.

Gary

AirTrafficController

Mine looked original and was shot. I bought a rebuilt one from Zip's (core charge) and also the power ram thingamajiggy. Works great.

Richard Cooper

I rebuilt the one on my 81 and it leaked as bad as before I rebuilt it. Got a rebuilt from Auto Zone for about $50 and its been on the car for over 4 years and no problems.