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| Author: | Prospect62 [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Power steering fluid mysteriously appears on tie rod... |
Hey guys...I was under there today doing stuff for the first time in a LONG time and I noticed my passnger outer tie rod was soaked with power steering fluid, almost to the point of dripping. Any idea what this means? Imminent doom, I assume. Just looking for confirmation. I'll drive this thing into a wall before I replace that rack. 
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| Author: | Jeepjeepster [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:24 pm ] |
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Clean it off good and top the PS fluid off. Once clean, you can check where the leak is at if it continues to leak. |
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| Author: | tjkj2002 [ Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Power steering fluid mysteriously appears on tie rod... |
Prospect62 wrote: Hey guys...I was under there today doing stuff for the first time in a LONG time and I noticed my passnger outer tie rod was soaked with power steering fluid, almost to the point of dripping. Passenger side rack seal is leaking which in turns fills that boot that protects the inner tie rod,which in turns will leak out of that boot and track down to the outer tierod end.Time for a new rack.
Any idea what this means? Imminent doom, I assume. Just looking for confirmation. I'll drive this thing into a wall before I replace that rack. |
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| Author: | Prospect62 [ Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:39 pm ] |
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Thanks for the replies guys, I figured it was a bad rack. There's no question about where the PS fluid is coming from. Those are pretty much a b*tch to replace, aren't they? |
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