[Shotimes] SHO Problem du Jour - Steering Rack Seal

[Ian Fisher]

Do you know which seal is leaking? The seals (teflon O
rings?) on the fluid lines can be replaced. Anything
else requires that the rack be opened up. At that
point, I'd get a reman rack. You should be able to
find one for less than $150. For all the trouble
involved in getting to the rack to work on it, I'd
just put a new one in.

Ian

--- "Robert A. Pittman, Jr." <rob.pittman@verizon.net>
wrote:

> I've got a seal out in my steering rack.  Not that
> big a deal, as I just
> carry ps fluid and top off when it starts to howl at
> an annoying level.  The
> main problem is that the leak dumps ps fluid on the
> exhaust manifold and
> smokes like hell when I stop the car.
> 
> I was told that the rack was not serviceable, and
> that it would have to be
> replaced to cure the leak.  That seems kinda extreme
> (and expensive) for
> just a leaking seal.  Are the steering rack seals
> replaceable like the front
> and rear engine seals are?  Like when you do a
> clutch you replace the rear
> seal as a matter of course.  When you do a 60K, you
> replace the front one.
> 
> Thanks for y'alls advice.
> 
> Rob 
> 90MTX, 125K
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