Hi all,
I'd need your support for my 69' Toronado and would be very happy for any hint.
Since my power steering gear was leaky I ordered a seal set to repair it.

The manual says that the lock nut and the four side cover bolts have to be removed.

Having the nut and bolts removed I wasn't able to remove or even lift the side cover at all.
After several tries with different tools I managed to rotate the whole side cover on the pitman shaft to remove it.

I put in the new seal and did everything backwards.

But after only a few hours of driving i had a leaky steering gear again.
Probably the seal was damaged while mounting the sidecover. :/

Got again a seal set now and again it's hard to remove the side cover at all.
Since I do not want to damage the (2nd) new seal again (in case I get the side cover removed ) I would be very happy if you could give me some advice on the disassembly / assembly.
(Just for information, the whole power steering gear is still assembled in the car.)

Best regards