Power steering rack leak

[James McColl]

SE-R or G20? The racks must be different, no?

James

On Monday, 5 November 2018, George Roffe <groffe at gmail.com> wrote:

> David,
>
> I think it took a few hours.  It looks simple (and is), but you WILL start
> to think it's impossible.  Keep at it.  It's not hard per se, but it's
> damned frustrating.  Even having done it once, I was at the end of my
> patience the second time.
>
> Geo
>
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 8:52 AM David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Geo. How long did it take you? I don't doubt that it's a bit of
>> Tetris to get it in and out. But reading the directions in the FSM on
>> rebuilding the rack remind me why we have places where you can just buy a
>> good rebuilt rack. Anyone remember the name of the place that's
>> particularly known for good racks for cars like ours? The name is escaping
>> me.
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 6:50 PM George Roffe <groffe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've R&R'd the rack twice with the engine in place.  It can be done, but
>>> it's VERY frustrating.  It's like a "Chinese puzzle).  Worked on getting it
>>> in for hours and both times thinking something was wrong and it wasn't
>>> going to go.  Then, something turned just right and slid right in.  You
>>> have to keep turning it to find the right spot.
>>>
>>> Geo
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 6:28 PM David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Got the car up on stands today to do a bucnch of pre-winter
>>>> maintenance. I've got a serious PS leak and I did notice recently that the
>>>> RHs boot on the rack is torn. I had my girlfriend operate the steering with
>>>> the engine running while I looked through the wheel well, and saw that oil
>>>> coming out of the torn boot seemed to be the primary leak source. (It also
>>>> appears o be leaking from the hose fitting at the bottom of the pump,
>>>> suggesting I need to replace or rebuild the pump) Knowing how racks are
>>>> constructed, I am almost certain there should be no oil at all where the
>>>> boot is, and the fact that there is means that one of my rack oil seals is
>>>> bad and the oil is getting past it. This means I need a rack rebuild, which
>>>> means either wrestling that thing out of the car with the engine in place,
>>>> or dropping the engine and doing a bunch of other stuff too. Anyone
>>>> replaced a rack with the engine in? Anything I'm missing? I'd love to just
>>>> out new boots on, but I don't think that's going to address my problem.
>>>>
>>>> David
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