80 Series needs some luvin'

Rear power windows... pain in the ass.
Head to a windscreen installer and grab a tube of black sikaflex off them- Its often used for bonding windows to rubbers, windowframes to panels etc. Clean the window well with thinners or petrol then lay a bead of sika along the guide and stick it back on the window. Give it some time to bond and you're sorted.

The only power steering probs I have seen before were from extended periods of circlework in work trucks, and the pumps were clean swapped for newies, so Im no help there.

I would be looking at going to a Steering Specialist and getting them to look at the pump.

I had the pump fail in a Maverick (GQ Patrol) and I nearly fell over when I was told the replacement cost.... at the end of the day it cost me around $150 to have it reconditioned and it was fine after that...

Cheers.

Hi Scoey,
Have gone thru same with rear windows, purchased original rubbers from Toyota $10 each for back & $15 for front each, installed with soapy water,( more detergent than water as it dries after a while) working well?
Hope I don't jinx myself, had problem with power steering with constant overflow, silly one ( thats me!!) had overfilled it, I thought it had an air lock in it, there was an old post on this problem.
Not sure if this dribble helps or cofusses you more
Regards
Fourbyman

Hi Scoey $490 + is retail from Coventrys plus $400 deposit
if you know some one that you can get trade price you will save a Quid.

you will find black selastic works better that sika flex on the window , clue the rubber to the window with black silastic , then the frame to the rubber. dont use it for 24 hrs . Works great , Also a new window channel are cheap anyway. The power sterring pump is cheap for a change over unit from repco or bursons , around $400 from memory with 12 months warranty

cheers ,

dont buy second hand unless you want a unit as old as yours

Hi Scoey
Fords run Mobil 424 fluid in their power steering so I would give this a try. The equivalent in Caltex is Textran. A bit heavier than Dex III but for 10 bucks its worth a try. It usually shuts commodores and early falcons up.

Scouey
Just been through the power steering pump saga myself although for the 1HZ. Think itys the same pump though. Investigations indicate reco is about $300 in Melbourne plus removal and installation. You would probably be charged $100-150 for this plus fluid.
Decided to give it a go myself working on the principle that if I cocked it up I could still take it off to an expert.
You will need a new seal kit ($45), probably a new shaft as the seal eventually puts a groove in it ($60), a new bearing ($50.50 from Toyota or $8.50 from a bearing joint-take your pick. You may fancy the nice red Toyota cardboard box-I didn't). I also needed to buy a 3 jawed puller from Supacheap for $25 to remove the front gear. All up about $140 plus fluid.
Mke sure you clean it up well before taking it to bits. The only trick is when you stick it all back together make sure the endplate is properly aligned with the pin in the front housing. It is best to reassemble the pump with the front housing mounted in the vice and then stack the cam ring and end plate on top following up with the rear housing. Make sure you use a torque wrench to adjust it all properly.
If it makes a whole lot of noise after sticking it back in the car then probably it doesn't have enough fluid in it.
Good luck