Posted by npowell on July 31, 2021 at 12:16:55 from (151.207.250.31):
My better half took the car into a local shop for service. The technician found a torn passenger-side rack boot. There is some milky looking lubricant on the tie rod end inside the torn boot.
A while back, I replaced the other rack boot. When I did, I put grease on the rack. I think the milky looking lubricant could be the grease I applied, having been exposed to water through the torn rack boot.
Technician told my better half that the milky looking lubricant definitely means power steering fluid is leaking inside the rack and pinion. Technician says the rack should be bone dry. Technician says the solution is replace entire rack and pinion.
This raises a few questions for me 1. Should the rack really be bone dry (meaning not even some grease)? 2. If the rack and pinion seeps a bit of power steering fluid, is that really a significant problem (assuming we keep the reservoir topped up)? 3. If the rack and pinion is leaking power steering fluid, is replacing the whole rack and pinion the most cost-effective repair?
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