Anonymous-0
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I have a 601 diesel with SOS and factory power steering I bought from a fellow about 2 years ago. When I went to look at tractor, belt was off the pump. I asked if P/S worked and he said yes but leaked a lot. When I got it home, I put belt on and some oil in pump and started. Oil came pouring out of steering column, so I said OK, I know what that is. Have a 75 3000 and have had to replace seal several times over the years. Got the seal and new O rings and when I took the column off was very surprised. The control valve is full of what I would call black soot. Looks just like what comes out of an exhaust manifold when you bump it. Has anybody ever seen that before or have a clue how it got that way? Control valve is stuck with this stuff and I have yet to get it apart. My question is if I clean it up the best I can, do you think it will work? I appreciate any and all comments. Thanks.
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