Should I be worried?

[IISPEEDYII]

Just a routine look under the rig and I saw that it looks like it's leaking from this one joint? Or what's happening? Should I be worried?

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[Hunner]

You may have a steering rack seal leaking.

It may be a weep more than a leak but it will get worse and dirt can start to work it's way into the rack, even with a boot.
If the boot is full of fluid it may go bad soon.

Check your power steering fluid.

If it gets bad your steering will be sluggish.

I don't know if it is possible to replace the seal yourself. It appears the end of the rack could come off but re-builders with experience may do it.
Most likely you will need a rack at some point.

This was shot to show a failed mounting bushing but that silver end would have to be removed to install a seal, even if you could find one.


Stick in a new rack, they come as a complete assembly so you will have spare tie rods.

 

[IISPEEDYII]

You may have a steering rack seal leaking.

It may be a weep more than a leak but it will get worse and dirt can start to work it's way into the rack, even with a boot.
If the boot is full of fluid it may go bad soon.

Check your power steering fluid.

If it gets bad your steering will be sluggish.

I don't know if it is possible to replace the seal yourself. It appears the end of the rack could come off but re-builders with experience may do it.
Most likely you will need a rack at some point.

This was shot to show a failed mounting bushing but that silver end would have to be removed to install a seal, even if you could find one.


Stick in a new rack, they come as a complete assembly so you will have spare tie rods.

How much does that run? And wheres a good place to find a new one?

 

[Panzer07]

How much does that run? And wheres a good place to find a new one?

You should pm Zach


Torres

 

[IISPEEDYII]

You should pm Zach


Torres

he has one?

 

[Hunner]

Yeah try him, or a GM online dealer.

At one time there was a big lot of them up North but I have not checked back on them.

They apparently bought up most of the GM stock when Hummers died.

 

[3Hummers]

Steering racks aren't that expensive. I got one off of eBay with tie rods, new, for under $200.00.

 

[Panzer07]

he has one?

No but he can get on fast and relatively cheaper than other places, he works for a dealer...he got my alpha t-bars and other crap pretty fast and about 10% cheaper.


Torres

 

[IISPEEDYII]

Yeah try him, or a GM online dealer.

At one time there was a big lot of them up North but I have not checked back on them.

They apparently bought up most of the GM stock when Hummers died.

So should I replace it right away or wait for it to go and then replace it and keep the tie rods?


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[Ghostbuster]

Just go ahead and replace it.

 

[cbetts]

If you wheel it at all, replace the entire rack.

RockAuto has it for $189 with a $104 core.

 

[Hunner]

Forget to send the tie rods with the core. ha ha

I did that at the dealer and they did not say anything about them, back in the day.

They come in a really long box with the tie rods in place so shipping can be high.

If you are going to do it, the bolt from the steering shaft to the rack is threaded on both sides of the clevis.
So when you unscrew it from one half DO NOT try to knock it out, pull it towards the remaining side and unscrew it from that as well.