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Originally Posted by Gregski
yup, looks like your steering gear box came with the famous PLS option, aka Pavement Lubrication System!
honestly I found power steering fluid to be the nastiest of all of them, that includes brake fluid and transmission fluid which some people claim to be interchangeable, sometimes the leak could be caused by trying to mate later style O-ringed hoses to older style gear boxes, maybe I got those two backwards but i know ones had rubber orings in them and the others didn't, so using a newer hose on an older box aint always a better option
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I think you mean power steering fluid and transmission fluid are said to be interchangeable. Sometimes they are. I used to run Dexron II and Dexron III in the power steering on my grandfathers' farm trucks in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
I wouldn't run Dexron VI in your power steering. Dexron III, if it still existed, would likely be just fine. Since it's no longer available I'll stick with Power Steering juice.
Glycol DOT3 or DOT4 Brake fluid has more in common with anti-freeze than oil.
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