Billabob Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Hey guys, I'm currently in the process of rebuilding a ZJ steering box and the Edelmann kit seals are slightly different than the seals that I'm removing. I've been following a rebuild tutorial for an XJ which to my knowledge is almost identical to the ZJ as well as most other Saginaw boxes of that era. Both the video and the instructions provided show that the pitman shaft seals go like this: single lip seal>washer>double lip seal>washer>circlip. The circlip on my box is actually located about halfway down the bore rather than on the very end like the XJs. Has anyone encountered this issue? Did I purchase the wrong seal kit or is the box not an original ZJ box? What parts differ between the XJ and ZJ boxes internally? I may just opt to swap the guts into my current box if they're a direct swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabob Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Bump. Went through 7 different seal kits so far, none with the correct pinion seal. Would be a shame to have to toss this in the trash.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Maybe reach out to redhead or bluetop and see what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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