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Did I get a bad part? Power Steering Gear Box - Pressure Line Fittings
1989 Pickup, 3VZE 4WD
Hi guys.
So I'm replacing my power steering gear box- ordered a brand new one and everything looks right, fits correctly, etc, except after I filled it with fluid it leaks through the pressure line-in fitting. Not through the threads, but up through the center of the fitting. Upon closer inspection I quickly realized that the port on the new box does not match the one on my original. My original gear box ports have like a conical brass washer inside the threads, Image 1:
The new one clearly is missing that piece (Image 2), and the threads bottom out before the fitting touches anything, so obviously it leaks.
So my first question is- is that conical piece in there something that has to be installed? And maybe I didn't get those washers with my new part? Or do I maybe have the wrong part entirely and that a different kind of fitting?
Image 3 is the picture from the website where I bought the new box- to me it definitely looks like those washers are supposed to be there.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Original part
New part Original part New part Photo from where I bought it