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Rack & pinon

I am loosing a lot of power steering fluid. It appears to be coming from the drivers side of the rack and pinon. When I purchased the vehicle 4 years ago, (98 Mountiner, AWD) the dealer sent the vehicle to a independent mechanic and he replaced the rack and pinon with a rebuilt unit, that was

35, 000 miles ago. I now have 110,000 miles and plan on keeping the vehicle for a long time. I recently purchased a Ford Motor Company, Truck service information CD, version 21.0. Ford customer service division FCS-12551-98T21. I am unable to locate anything about the rack & pinion on the CD, perhaps I failed to get the correct CD. Would someone please direct me to a site or link about the removal/replacment of the Rack & Pinon. Thanks to all, Steve
Reply to
Esteban
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I have the same CD. The steering gear information is in the chassis section, scroll down to section 211-02 power steering, removal and installation has a few pictures of hose connections. Good Luck

Reply to
Tom Amundsen

Hi Tom, Thanks for the response. 211-02 refers to the power steering pump. I need information on the rack and pinon. Steve

Reply to
Esteban

I don't know about your specific manual but on mine if you look up vehicle specific components you won't find anything. For example, if you have the A4LD transmission you have to look under Transimssion even though the A4LD has it's own category. If you have Control Trac you have to look under Transfer Case.

So far my manual has given me all the information I needed. It's just a matter of finding it.

Reply to
Ulysses

Ulysses, you and Tom were both correct....I didn't dig far enough into the CD. I found the remove/replace under the heading of steering gear. I'm very glad to have found it, I have decided it is more than my limited mechanic ablities can handle. I appreciate the help from both of you. Steve

Reply to
Esteban

Where can I get one of these CDs for 95 and 96 Explorers?

David

Reply to
DLR

David try this: eBay motors>parts & accessories>manuals & literature>cars & trucks>Ford HTH, Steve

Reply to
Esteban

Thanks David

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DLR

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