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Steering Rack Leak V70-XC70 1999

posted by  Stormtrooper1 on  Sat Dec 9 11:07 CST 2006
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The Steering rack on my 99 XC is leaking,

I Was hoping it was from a loose hose, So i crawled under it today. it looks to me like it's leaking from the boot.

is it possible to put a sealnt or re-boot it or do i need to replace the rack?

(Or better yet, is there a hose that is above the boot that my be leaking and i just didnt look up that high?)

I've attached a picture. The Drips of fluid on the boot is where the leak appears to be comming from.

I'll take any thoughts or suggestions.
Thanks!







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    Steering Rack Leak V70-XC70 1999

    posted by  someone claiming to be johnk on  Wed Dec 13 18:26 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    You need to replace the rack. It leaks fluid into the rubber boot, and then the fluid leaks out from there. I bought a used one at a junk yard for $100 instead of buying a rebuilt. new is out of the question price wise. you either have a sim or a trw rack. You can tell which kind by looking at your id plate on your car. if the last number is a 4, you have a trw rack. if the last number is a 5 you have a sim rack. I was told both racks are identical physically, so they are interchangeable. I replaced mine with a like kind sim rack for a low mileage collision total vehicle. My indie mech did the job in around 2 hours.








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    Steering Rack Leak V70-XC70 1999

    posted by  someone claiming to be Tapsa on  Sun Dec 10 07:40 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    Hi, could it be the leaking pinion upper seal spraying drops all over?
    Ihad a leak in there, reduced by seal tendering substance added into power steering fluid.
    br Tapsa
    850 -94 200kkm








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      Steering Rack Leak V70-XC70 1999

      posted by  ShadeTek on  Wed Dec 13 11:26 CST 2006
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      Looks like you need to replace the rack. It's about an 8 hour job if you do it yourself. Fit an in-line filter in the fluid return line so it soesn't happen again.
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      Tek







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