PAS Pinion Valve - Timeframe to Failure

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PAS Pinion Valve - Timeframe to Failure

Post by addo »

I noticed on the hoist yesterday, mine is getting a pretty decent leak. It doesn't spray out, but the drips seem regular enough.

As I understand it, eventually, they become seriously leaky. What might I expect in time taken to progress from a drip, through to urgent replacement being needed?

Thanks, Adam.
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Had my pinion seals replaced in February, after leaking for nearly a year.
It didn’t get worse very fast, and it was only the top seal leaking.
There’s no way that I would have tackled that by myself, and I gladly paid $A750 to get it fixed by a steering mob.

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The fact of having to R&R whether a repair works or not, makes me wary as you of a DIY approach to seal replacement. Thanks for an indicator of failure progress rate.

If I can work out an exchange with Pleiades UK, that would be nice - otherwise it'll be new.
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Hi Addo, yes an exchange with Martin is a good way forward..


mine never got any worse, but was annoying.. attempts at repair enabled partial power steering, only on left handers though...

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addo wrote:The fact of having to R&R whether a repair works or not, makes me wary as you of a DIY approach to seal replacement. Thanks for an indicator of failure progress rate.

If I can work out an exchange with Pleiades UK, that would be nice - otherwise it'll be new.
Doesn't Pleiades have an Australian branch?
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Yes I used the Aussie branch for overhauling a regulator. Most likely Peter will prefer to overhaul your pinion rather than exchange as I would bet there are various versions. The service from was excellent with lots of good advice and a great chat (or two!) and the price was very reasonable. My pinion is at a similar state and have been musing whether I want to spend a weekend swearing at the car...
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I left out - Peter
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davidc wrote: The service from was excellent with lots of good advice and a great chat (or two!) and the price was very reasonable.
That's exactly and precisely the service we Poms receive from the UK end of the operation :D How does Martin manage to be in two places at once :? :lol:

I agree Adam, get Pleiades to overhaul your pinion valve. It's a skilled job with plenty of opportunity to go wrong if you try to do it yourself.

And yes, there are a multitude of different ones as usual :twisted:
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Post by addo »

I actually want to do my own reg shortly. It's - as you blokes would say - cream crackered, running more often than not even with a regassed accumulator (and I have checked for a leaky doseur). A good excuse to buy a gauge and some fittings!

John, you might be kept busy if you complain of being bored while in Oz. :lol:
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addo wrote:I actually want to do my own reg shortly.
Not a simple job Adam, as I found out at Pleiades. You need a hydraulic press to get the thing apart and then a good calibrated gauge and sets of shims to correctly set the cut-in and cut-out pressures. It can be done but you'll need to build a test rig to make a good job of it.

This is one area I'm very happy to leave to the specialist :wink:
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John, you might be kept busy if you complain of being bored while in Oz. Laughing
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John, I wonder what the Customs will have to say when they search your luggage and find it full of spheres, seals, height correctors, pinion valves, pressure regulators and other Citroen ephemera :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Hopefully they would say something, rather than just silently reaching for the packet of surgical gloves. :shock: :lol:
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I reckon they would just shoot him as a terrorist - all that bomb making equipment :twisted:
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Shoot him a wee dram of what?
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