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Rack and pinion leaking??

Something not working right?

by DmccartneyFF2TB » Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:02 pm

Any one replace a rack and pinion? Any advice.
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by Diacom » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:38 pm

If not, this would be a perfect time for a write up...
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by fishsticks » Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:06 am

I've had mine mostly off. It's pretty straight forward once you get under there and look at it. Buy a unit with 16mm threads instead of the 14mm.

I've been itching to pick up a salvage EXT rack and see what the differences are (they are different GM PNs).
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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:06 pm

I ended up buying Lucus powerstering sealer ( renews rack and pinions or ur money back) well it worked haha so I'll try that till I can find a new one from a junk yard.
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by JustBlaze05 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:21 pm

Had this same problem, leaking from the end seal. PSF with stop leak seems to have sealed it temporarily.
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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:26 pm

I got some luces power steering sealer and it has worked great.
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