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1995 Maxima- rack and pinion leak
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robbie
Jun 5, 2011, 11:18:41 AM6/5/11
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The rack and pinion appears to be leaking but I can't tell exactly
from where yet- the fluid drips down from nearly the middle of the car
and is a pretty steady drip at idle. What are everyone's thoughts
about best repair options? I tried a bottle of stop leak of course. I
have checked the rubber return line and it is not leaking, so it's not
that easy a fix. Has anyone replaced seals themselves before? How easy
is that and what specialty tools are involved? The steering seems to
be fine otherwise and unit seems to be ok. Thanks for your opinions!
from where yet- the fluid drips down from nearly the middle of the car
and is a pretty steady drip at idle. What are everyone's thoughts
about best repair options? I tried a bottle of stop leak of course. I
have checked the rubber return line and it is not leaking, so it's not
that easy a fix. Has anyone replaced seals themselves before? How easy
is that and what specialty tools are involved? The steering seems to
be fine otherwise and unit seems to be ok. Thanks for your opinions!
AS
Jun 21, 2011, 7:16:50 PM6/21/11
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Rack and pinions are not easy to fix. Some seals need to stretch to be
installed and they need to be reconditioned to original shape by using
heat. There are normally two hoses, the high and low pressure hoses.
The high pressure hose would probably be a good guess for a leak.
installed and they need to be reconditioned to original shape by using
heat. There are normally two hoses, the high and low pressure hoses.
The high pressure hose would probably be a good guess for a leak.
Good luck,
AS
robbie
Jun 25, 2011, 9:59:36 PM6/25/11
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On Jun 21, 7:16 pm, AS <mia...@sprynet.com> wrote:
> Rack and pinions are not easy to fix. Some seals need to stretch to be
> installed and they need to be reconditioned to original shape by using
> heat. There are normally two hoses, the high and low pressure hoses.
> The high pressure hose would probably be a good guess for a leak.
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> Good luck,
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> AS
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> robbie wrote:
> > The rack andpinionappears to be leaking but I can't tell exactly> Rack and pinions are not easy to fix. Some seals need to stretch to be
> installed and they need to be reconditioned to original shape by using
> heat. There are normally two hoses, the high and low pressure hoses.
> The high pressure hose would probably be a good guess for a leak.
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> Good luck,
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> AS
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> robbie wrote:
> > from where yet- the fluid drips down from nearly the middle of the car
> > and is a pretty steady drip at idle. What are everyone's thoughts
> > about best repair options? I tried a bottle of stop leak of course. I
> > have checked the rubber return line and it is not leaking, so it's not
> > that easy a fix. Has anyone replaced seals themselves before? How easy
> > is that and what specialty tools are involved? The steering seems to
> > be fine otherwise and unit seems to be ok. Thanks for your opinions!
is the high pressure hose all metal?
Peter Hill
Jun 26, 2011, 4:26:58 AM6/26/11
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No, there is a short lenght of rubber hose. It will be near rack union
to contol valve. The pump is on the engine which is rubber mounted,
the rack is on the subframe which is bolted to the chassis.
The 2 pipes from control valve at steering joint to 1/2 way along and
far end of rack are metal with unions. You need to check those unions.
If the rack is leaking from ends or the control valve steering column
seal then one from a scrap yard would be cheapest option.
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