Help me fix leaking steering rack. - SR20 Community Forum

MaddMatt · 05-08-2008, 01:10 PM

My rack has urinated steering fluid all over my garage floor.

What is the best way to fix this? Rebuild with new seals/etc? Get a remanned rack and pinion (cheapest I've found is $250)?

Any links to replacement procedure? I've got a FSM, but it's sometimes easier to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics than read that manual.

Thanks.

Matt

XxToKeSxX · 05-08-2008, 02:15 PM

Where is it leaking from...

MaddMatt · 05-08-2008, 02:21 PM

From what I can tell, everydamnwhere.

I think it's coming out of the end. But it's dripping from several places. Tough to be sure.

squirlz · 05-08-2008, 02:32 PM

clean the area well, dry it, then see where the leak/s are coming from. Once you find that tear down to where you see the issue. I know it cant be easy to take that thing out with the motor in.

MaddMatt · 05-08-2008, 02:34 PM

I was thinking the transmission was going to need to come out.

projectmk3 · 05-10-2008, 07:32 AM

i was able to put mine in with the engine in and all ...no problem what so ever

05-08-2008, 01:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
MaddMatt SR20 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (0)	Help me fix leaking steering rack. My rack has urinated steering fluid all over my garage floor. What is the best way to fix this? Rebuild with new seals/etc? Get a remanned rack and pinion (cheapest I've found is $250)? Any links to replacement procedure? I've got a FSM, but it's sometimes easier to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics than read that manual. Thanks. Matt __________________ Matt

05-08-2008, 02:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
MaddMatt SR20 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (0)	From what I can tell, everydamnwhere. I think it's coming out of the end. But it's dripping from several places. Tough to be sure. __________________ Matt

05-08-2008, 02:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
squirlz Why not? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Madison, WI iTrader: (2)	clean the area well, dry it, then see where the leak/s are coming from. Once you find that tear down to where you see the issue. I know it cant be easy to take that thing out with the motor in. __________________ Project B14 Sentra SER: Check on progress here. 98% of teenagers do or has tried smoking pot. If you're one of the 2% who hasn't, copy & paste this into your sig.

05-08-2008, 02:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
MaddMatt SR20 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (0)	I was thinking the transmission was going to need to come out. __________________ Matt

05-10-2008, 07:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
projectmk3 S4 > stock cams Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Long Island,N.y. iTrader: (11)	i was able to put mine in with the engine in and all ...no problem what so ever __________________ strip club is deff. using up my Ve swap money

05-08-2008, 02:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
XxToKeSxX Car Naija Boy * Forum Supporter * Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SW Ohi-Hoe iTrader: (2)	Where is it leaking from...

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