steering rack issues

[johnalford2]

the gator on the drivers side steering rack has gained a little nick and is leaking

would love it to be a simple answer of easy you just replace the gator and can be bought here but expecting its not that simple?

John

[Walford]

Its a dust (road chippings) gator really, oil seal is on the end of the rack

how much oil is coming out

[Cockey]

If it is a small leak go try some stop leak fluid from halfords. It swells the seals slightly.

My car would shoot its power steering fluid out in about 2 minutes. Adding the stop leak stuff caused it to become a drip and therefore drivable to the garage.

[johnalford2]

ahhh,
it didn't piss out was just a obvious leak,
i bought the leak stop from halfords and decided that i best find the source of the leak first
and once found wasnt too keen on putting it through the system

so im guessing with it just being a protection gator the seal has gone? and is gonna be exspensive?

[Cockey]

The rack will most likely need refurbishing which involves a fair bit of labour, although I did hear that someone had had the end seal replaced in situ. The cost of a refurb is about £220-£300 dependent on where you go.

I'd definitely give the stop leak fluid a ago. Only thing it does is swell up the rubber seals which shrink a bit over time.

[Cockey]

Not quite the same as your leak, but this was my adventure with my steering rack

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Djdan]

I have the same issue, i bought the lucas fluid and it made a torrent into a small drip. Going to wait untill the summer (laughs) is over before i rip it apart and take the rack out. Might do a how to thread as there is a lack of one avaliable. Seems a very common issue.

[johnalford2]

cheers lads,
i did actually read you thread cockey previous to cheking where it was coming from for any pointers looks pretty much like same problem mind just the little nick in the gator has brought it to light, ill put the stop leak stuff in and get it booked in garage get some other bits done at same time i guess,
new carpets put on hold again haa