99 Windstar power steering rack & pinion

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18 years ago

Thu, Aug 11, 2005 1:31 AM

I just solve one problem and boom... another one to solve. Power steering goes out and I look under van and there is fluid coming out of the boot on the drivers side shaft from the power steering rack and pinion unit. Do I have to change the whole power steering unit (279&) plus lots of hard filthy under car work? Or is there suppossed to be power steering fluid inside the boot and I just have to replace the boot? I'm inclined to think there shouldn't be power steering fluid inside the boot but there is a connector tube from one boot to another on the top side.

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18 years ago

Thu, Aug 11, 2005 3:04 AM

"mmmgall" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@localhost.talkaboutautos.com:

Sorry.. that tube from one side to the other is for air, to avoid ballooning either boot. should be no fluid in boot

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18 years ago

Thu, Aug 11, 2005 3:48 AM

Thanks for the reply. Guess I crawl under the car and start with the tire rod/subframe/stabilizer bar dissassembly! I guess it'll give me a chance to replace the VSS that I couldn't get access to before. I'll still have transmission problems to solve after all this!!