Posted by gchuba on 05/19/14 - 7:22 PM
#20
John, all the rod scrapes would do is leave some leakage. In the universe of things a little sloppy but the system will work providing the dinks in the rod do not trash the seals. Clean it and operate it for a bit before spending big money. If the steering gradually gets worse, look into sending out the entire unit (helm and cylinder) to get rebuilt or get a new one. A responsible shop would let you know if the casings are bad.
Garris