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'91 Legacy Rack-n-Pinion seal replacement

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My Leg leaks fluid like it has a 24hr stomach virus. I pulled the rack and it needs a seal replacement. Instead of forking out 200-300 for a refurb rack... I would like to try a seal replacement first. I did a general search on the board and found no record of such being posted. Has anyone tried a rack seal replacement? And, if not, could someone offer a point in the right direction?

Thanks for any feedback.

 

-sp-

One possible and most likely source of the leak is in the o-ring where the line connects to the rack. It likes to leaks there, then drips down on the rack and makes a big mess on everything below

if that is not the problem, rather than replacing the seals, i would suggest a used rack. they hardly ever fail and you can pick a good one up for 50$ - 60$, less from a member of the board. i bet mike, mdjdc, has one..

 

but since they fail so rarely, i bet the o-ring will fix it.

Yes - used rack is the way to go. Very rare to see one leak or fail. Usually it's because someone put "power steering" fluid in it instead of the plain Dexron ATF they call for.

 

GD

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