Steering rack leak

[Dmaup]

So my LS has a power steering leak on the drivers side of the rack out of the boot.

Does anyone have any experience with replacing the seals? I see O'Reilly's sells a seal kit and I would much rather do that then replace the whole rack...

 

[94m5]

Pick one up from a galant.

Seriously tho, are you talking about the ends of the rack?

 

[112 LS]

jumping in to see if this works out for you. A reman rack isn't that much after core is it?

 

[jmtiseo]

I've never done them but I like the idea of replacing it with a reman.

RockAuto has remans from $200-300 with a $100-125 core charge. If and when mine ever needs replacement that's the route I'm going.

 

[112 LS]

yup I got mine at pep-boys, wouldn't have been such a huge job if I didn't mistake the hydro fan pump for the power steering pump, gave it back as core and all lol

 

[scjmc]

yup I got mine at pep-boys, wouldn't have been such a huge job if I didn't mistake the hydro fan pump for the power steering pump, gave it back as core and all lol

Oh no!!!

 

[jmtiseo]

yup I got mine at pep-boys, wouldn't have been such a huge job if I didn't mistake the hydro fan pump for the power steering pump, gave it back as core and all lol

That'll learn ya. Reminds me when I went to change oil for the first time in my life. Almost took the plug out of the trans pan in my dad's truck lol. :slam

 

[02LincLS]

I'd stick with a motorcraft reman.... I installed an autozone reman rack in my t-bird and it died inside of a month. Not fun if your doing it yourself.

 

[mespock]

Hmmmm having some troubles already ...

 

[chicken]

at the dealer we just replaced any leaking rack, the risk of messing it up worse by resealing it is too great

 

[Dmaup]

Super....Don't really feel like throwing that kind of money at it....