Steering boot leak
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:01 pm
Question, at the risk of sounding uninformed;
I have tears in my steering boots on both sides in which power steering fluid has leaked out, all of it in fact.
Isn't the joint that the boot covers supposed to be greased only? It doesn't make sense to me that there is steering fluid under there. Clearly the boots should be replaced, but is this a greater problem requiring replacement of the entire steering rack?
Other than being out of fluid, the steering has been working normally.
Thanks for your time,
Bosc
I have tears in my steering boots on both sides in which power steering fluid has leaked out, all of it in fact.
Isn't the joint that the boot covers supposed to be greased only? It doesn't make sense to me that there is steering fluid under there. Clearly the boots should be replaced, but is this a greater problem requiring replacement of the entire steering rack?
Other than being out of fluid, the steering has been working normally.
Thanks for your time,
Bosc