Power steering leak after flush?

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OlliePope
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Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:49 am

Last weekend flushed my power steering and it is performing so much better! Today I pulled it out and noticed it leaked in the garage and then again in the driveway (just a bit). When I did the flush I pulled the hex plug out of the pump. I haven’t had a chance to get under and look but I suspect it may be leaking from this plug. Question, should that plug be threaded all the way into the https://100001.onl/ https://1921681254.mx/
pump housing? As I screwed it in I felt like it was going in way deeper than when I removed it so I didn’t bottom it out and threaded it in as deep as I remember it was seated initially. Thanks!
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martauto
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Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:02 pm

Welcome to the zone mate, car details may help you but I think they are all the same :roll:
Someone will be along to sort you out soon but pics of the car will help me though lol.

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BHadley
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Sun Sep 12, 2021 12:42 pm

If there was washers there they may need replacing. Think some used a type called dowty seal as it’s metal and rubber… it was a while ago I did mine..
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