I have PS leak coming from where my steering colum enters my gear box. I know a new gear box is about 2500.00. And if I take it to my local shop they are going to say I need a new gear box. I read in MUD that you dont need a new box, but can replace the seal in the box for about 150.00. Does anyone know a shop in the valley that knows 80's where I can take mine to have the seal replaced?
Help finding local shop for PS leak
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Agreed.. I dealt with Hondas for years. We would put up with PS leaks as long as we wanted to keep putting fluid in them, and washing the driveway off. When you get sick of that, there are PS repair kits available. You can often rebuild the PS for a lot less than a "new rebuilt" unit. The shop cannot warranty the fix without the new unit, but if you want to try it yourself, it tends to work well if you are willing to take the liability on yourself. I rebuilt my wife's Toyo Van PS pump for $18, while a rebuilt pump was $150. I took the liability at a considerable savings. It still works well after another 50,000 miles. And it is still great!
I dealt with Honda for many years. In the earlier years, Honda believed in keeping the original unit in the original car. We dealt with many second or third rebuilds of original units such as PS pumps or steering racks. We often rebuilt original alternators for the third or forth time at over 400,000 miles. We just put in brushes and bearings. Even auto transmissions were known to be up for the second or third rebuild at around 750,000 miles. Toyotas go farther by far. Maintenance and repair needs were predicted out to a million miles on 1980 model Accords. Honda was always the second best built car in the world. They were and still are second only to Toyota.
Everything in your truck can be rebuilt if you have the balls to do the work with confidence. Toyota and Honda have not earned the rep by building a bullet-proof vehicle alone. They also have the rep of making something that you can own as long as you want to keep repairing everything that is needed as long as you can put up with making repairs. You can keep the LC as long as you are willing to rebuild the components. Every part is repairable as long as you don't let it go too far. A million miles is not beyond reach in a well-built truck. I have seen it in Honda sedans, and they are second-best!
In 1991, I bought a red 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback. It had nearly 200,000 miles on it then. It was worn out in its first incarnation. It ran on three cylinders. I rebuilt the head and ran it another 50,000 miles. Then the engine was worn out. I rebuilt it with factory parts. I ported and polished the head, and rebuilt the block. 50,000 miles later, the transmission wore out and I rebuilt it. The axles and hubs wore out and were rebuilt. The AC hoses wore thru, the alternator wore out. Everything was repaired with factory parts. The PS rack and pump were rebuilt to new specs. I put on a set of mag wheels.
I drove that car all over the southwest for ten years. I went to LA, San Diego, Tucson, Prescott, Flagstaff and everywhere else. I bought the car when it was worn, and rebuilt every part of it over the years. I personally put 200,000 miles on that car. I bought it for $250, and I sold it for $900 after using it hard for ten years. The guy who bought the car bought a virtually brand-new car with a faded body and interior. It had upwards of 300,000 miles on it then. All of these years later, he still drives it! I have no idea how many miles are on it now, but it still runs well.
That is a real car! The 80 LC is all of that and more! You can keep rebuilding the truck until you get tired of doing it. Then someone else will take over and drive it for another 20 years!
I dealt with Honda for many years. In the earlier years, Honda believed in keeping the original unit in the original car. We dealt with many second or third rebuilds of original units such as PS pumps or steering racks. We often rebuilt original alternators for the third or forth time at over 400,000 miles. We just put in brushes and bearings. Even auto transmissions were known to be up for the second or third rebuild at around 750,000 miles. Toyotas go farther by far. Maintenance and repair needs were predicted out to a million miles on 1980 model Accords. Honda was always the second best built car in the world. They were and still are second only to Toyota.
Everything in your truck can be rebuilt if you have the balls to do the work with confidence. Toyota and Honda have not earned the rep by building a bullet-proof vehicle alone. They also have the rep of making something that you can own as long as you want to keep repairing everything that is needed as long as you can put up with making repairs. You can keep the LC as long as you are willing to rebuild the components. Every part is repairable as long as you don't let it go too far. A million miles is not beyond reach in a well-built truck. I have seen it in Honda sedans, and they are second-best!
In 1991, I bought a red 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback. It had nearly 200,000 miles on it then. It was worn out in its first incarnation. It ran on three cylinders. I rebuilt the head and ran it another 50,000 miles. Then the engine was worn out. I rebuilt it with factory parts. I ported and polished the head, and rebuilt the block. 50,000 miles later, the transmission wore out and I rebuilt it. The axles and hubs wore out and were rebuilt. The AC hoses wore thru, the alternator wore out. Everything was repaired with factory parts. The PS rack and pump were rebuilt to new specs. I put on a set of mag wheels.
I drove that car all over the southwest for ten years. I went to LA, San Diego, Tucson, Prescott, Flagstaff and everywhere else. I bought the car when it was worn, and rebuilt every part of it over the years. I personally put 200,000 miles on that car. I bought it for $250, and I sold it for $900 after using it hard for ten years. The guy who bought the car bought a virtually brand-new car with a faded body and interior. It had upwards of 300,000 miles on it then. All of these years later, he still drives it! I have no idea how many miles are on it now, but it still runs well.
That is a real car! The 80 LC is all of that and more! You can keep rebuilding the truck until you get tired of doing it. Then someone else will take over and drive it for another 20 years!
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