Steering Control Valve Removal
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Heel & Toe
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From: Topeka Kansas
Steering Control Valve Removal
I am having some trouble removing my power steering control valve. I have disconnected the fluid hoses and have disconnected it from the linkage. I cannot get the valve itself to unscrew off. This may seem like a stupid question but I could use some tips. Thanks in advance.
Safety Car
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From: North Easton Mass
Spray a lot of PB Blaster in the slot to soak the threads. You can use a pipe wrench to unscrew the valve. Wrap the jaws in tape if you are worried about marring the surface. The threads are fine-pitch so it will take a lot of turns to get the valve off. I usually keep working the part back and forth when resistance is felt to loosen up the corrosion. It may take a while but you should be able to get the valve off without any damage to it or the cross bar.
Rick B.
Rick B.
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From: St. James, NC
Make sure you have the pinch bolt completely out of the control valve otherwise it will catch the threads on the relay rod. I put a pipe wrench to mine…it helped me spin the valve off the relay rod.
Good luck
Good luck
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Austin TX
another method
I'm sure the other methods will work, but just in case, what i did was stick a flat blade screwdriver in the gap for the pinch bolt (similar to the pic with the chisel only at a 90 to the body of the valve) and then use that as a lever to turn it. Otherwise same advise...lots of WD40, work it back and forth, etc.
Good luck!
Paul
Good luck!
Paul
