Power steering rack leak

[Matt McCrary]

I replaced my B13's power steering rack in 2015.. then the next weakest
link started leaking... the pressure sensor... no more leaks for my B13
now.. but then I just pulled the motor last month for a rebuild. :(

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018, 10:47 AM George Roffe <groffe at gmail.com wrote:

> Both were SE-R.  One a 91 and the other a 92.
>
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 10:39 AM James McColl <james.mccoll at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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