powersteering leak

[crioten]

im in the middle of my tranny swap when i notice a major leak out of the right boot on the steering rack...i was wondering what i should look for or what may be the problem?

another question is can i drive it like that with out damaging anything PS related? i want to drive my car later today when im done with the swap, and i dont want to ruin something else...

just looking for a heads up or whatnot...

thanks
-glen

[rps13_fastback]

Same thing happened to me. Actually I haven't fixed it yet. My mechanic told me that I should ultimately replace the whole steering rack but driving it with a leak will still be ok. It will just become worse with time. I can already feel it harder to steer, compared to my friend's '93. I'm just gonna leave it alone for now, I'm planning to do away with p/s anyway.

[Bbandit]

Originally posted by rps13_fastback
Same thing happened to me. Actually I haven't fixed it yet. My mechanic told me that I should ultimately replace the whole steering rack but driving it with a leak will still be ok. It will just become worse with time. I can already feel it harder to steer, compared to my friend's '93. I'm just gonna leave it alone for now, I'm planning to do away with p/s anyway.

yep same here! i have to replace the whole rack..
it has been leaking for 1 year lol.. i really need to fix it somehow when i have a free time

[crioten]

so its ok to drive it without any fluid in there? i mean its not a small drip drip, it was a small stream coming out...

actually it started happeneing when i was turning my rotors/wheels by hand on the actual rotors themselves side to side (do i make any sense?) any idea on what may be the problem?

-glen

[allmotorKA]

Originally posted by crioten
...another question is can i drive it like that with out damaging anything PS related? i want to drive my car later today when im done with the swap, and i dont want to ruin something else...


If you want to drive the car later today, remove the power steering pump belt...running the PS pump without PS fluid can damage it.

[rps13_fastback]

Originally posted by crioten
so its ok to drive it without any fluid in there? i mean its not a small drip drip, it was a small stream coming out...

actually it started happeneing when i was turning my rotors/wheels by hand on the actual rotors themselves side to side (do i make any sense?) any idea on what may be the problem?

-glen

wait mine is just a small leak, there is still fluid in there, it's just a tad bit tougher to turn than my friend's car.

[crioten]

yeah i thought as much, thanks guys