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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 09:56 PM
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Hey all, i am getting the 1980 slowly put back together. The Front A arms are almost done, except for the passenger side which is turning into a major pita. I have had the car on a lift and have noticed recently that my power steering is leaking; quite a bit actually. I guess my question is weather or not to go ahead and replace the steering with with something else, or rebuild it. I am leaning to rebuilding the original, i have heard a lot of problems with the steeriods kits and the like. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and thanks for everyones previous help,
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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Search is your friend in this case. This has been discussed to death, some like the Jeep steering setup, some steeroids, others the stock setup with a blueprinted steering box. Your leaks could simply be the hoses or a combination of hoses, cylinder seal, and control valve.

Jeep kit offered by: http://www.corvettesteering.com/corvette%20parts.htm
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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Someone posted pics of a broken Steeroids gusset or something a while ago. I inspected mine carefully after that and couldn't find any sign of stress or flex such as cracks in the powder coating. Mine have worked flawlessly for 3 years of street driving with an occasional spontaneous g-force or sway bar test.
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