Re: [Peugeot-L] Symptoms of a Bad Rack (505)

From: Charles Lincoln <charlie.lincoln_at_gmail.com>
Date: 07/07/06

On 07/06/2006 7:16 PM, "carll46674@aol.com" <carll46674@aol.com> wrote:
> I'm interested in hearing about some of the symptoms of a 505 bad rack that
> some may have experienced. In using the term "rack" I am, of course referring
> to the rack of the rack and pinion steering. What happens to the rack and how
> can you tell when its bad?

My two experiences: PS fluid leak, that quickly becomes copious, observed coming from the steering rack boot. (Distinguished from a high pressure hose leak which squirts a jet of PS fluid on the exhaust downpipe.) This of course relates to seals, not the mechanical parts of the rack.

  • Charlie

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