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May 4th, 2024, 09:46 | #1 |
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Passanger side steering rack leak
Hello guys I have a 1996 Volvo 940 with a steering rack leak near the tie rod at the passanger side.
Will I need a whole steering rack rebuild or can I replace the seal without taking it apart? |
May 13th, 2024, 13:21 | #2 |
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You won’t be able to reseal this without the rack coming out. You might be able to get some power steering leak stop and mix it with the power steering fluid to rejuvenate the seals and stop the leaks.
I’ve just started stripping my original rack to reseal it and it’s not a job for the faint of heart. If you damage any of the sealing surfaces it’ll need machining and oversized seals fitting. The replacement “NOS” rack I bought from eBay was a badly refurbished old rack and it’s now pouring fluid out on full lock so needs replacing. If you do want to reseal it yourself then you need to rotate that white plug in the end of the rack and look into the slot in the rack body for the end of a steel wire. This needs lifting and pulling out of the slot whilst rotating the plug. Once the wire is out the plug will come out and you can see the offending seal underneath. Ideally you need to completely strip the rack and reseal the whole thing which requires removing the pinion where the steering column attaches. Once that is out the shaft will be able to slide out but you need to make notes of the rotations on the black plug, then make sure you realign the rack and pinion correctly otherwise you’ll have to try and realign the steering wheel on the column afterwards to get it to sit straight when the wheels are pointing straight.
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