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sorry for moronic question but here goes: had aamco install a new power steering assist cylinder on my 64 and i literally could not steer the car. so they put my old one back in which worked for a day till i noticed i had NO fluid in the pump. so i added some ATF and drove it 2 miles. came back fluid was gone. turned car on and added fluid and it all went straight to the ground so obv something is leaking/unhooked. i can sort that but here's what's odd to me.
when i got under the car to take a look, i saw that the power assist ram is held in in a VERY odd way. ill try and describe as best i can as i cant get pics right now.
the power assist ram's piston is sticking through the hole on the frame tab with no bushing or anything so it floats in the hole. i can grab a hold of the piston and push/pull it out/in with 2 fingers. additionally there is a metal washer and rubber washer on each side of the frame tab (like ones from a hardware store) - but the entire piston assembly including the washers moves with ease. the only thing stopping the piston from going completely to one side or the other is the fact that the washers on either side move with the piston and eventually bump into the frame tab preventing any more lateral movement. is this how this thing is supposed to work?
i attached a few pics - the first one is how i believe its supposed to look. the second pic is just showing that the entire piston slides back and forth - which seems wrong. the last one is a pic of what i "have" - essentially the white circles are the washers i was talking about. they too slide back and forth with the piston.
when i got under the car to take a look, i saw that the power assist ram is held in in a VERY odd way. ill try and describe as best i can as i cant get pics right now.
the power assist ram's piston is sticking through the hole on the frame tab with no bushing or anything so it floats in the hole. i can grab a hold of the piston and push/pull it out/in with 2 fingers. additionally there is a metal washer and rubber washer on each side of the frame tab (like ones from a hardware store) - but the entire piston assembly including the washers moves with ease. the only thing stopping the piston from going completely to one side or the other is the fact that the washers on either side move with the piston and eventually bump into the frame tab preventing any more lateral movement. is this how this thing is supposed to work?
i attached a few pics - the first one is how i believe its supposed to look. the second pic is just showing that the entire piston slides back and forth - which seems wrong. the last one is a pic of what i "have" - essentially the white circles are the washers i was talking about. they too slide back and forth with the piston.
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