Steering pump shaft seal installation.

[Huicho417]

I recently rebuilt my TRW Chrysler power steering pump with new o rings and seals. The first time around I got the wrong shaft seal that was too large in the inside diameter. Lost all the fluid when I first started the car. Today I found and purchased the correct one, but I’m afraid I may have pushed it too far in. I used a socket to drive it in and did not stop at the face of the housing. Do I need to remove and reinstall a new one flush with the housing? Or could o leave it in as is?

 

[69 GTX]

You might be ok, but for all the work involved I'd replace it now.

 

[PRND21]

Did you use any sealer on the outer circumference of the seal before you installed it? Depending on the application determines what kind of sealer to use, I’d probably use a thin film of Loctite red gasket maker on that seal. I’ve seen seals leaking around the outside of the seal many times.