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Old 06-25-2014, 02:44 PM
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So my power steering in my 01 ws6 just started leaking. There is no squeel and steering feels fine. Could this possibly just be a bad seal somewhere? Im pretty sure the pump is still good. Is there a seal kit or something like that available? Don't want to go through the trouble of finding the righy size seals individually.
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So my power steering in my 01 ws6 just started leaking. There is no squeel and steering feels fine. Could this possibly just be a bad seal somewhere? Im pretty sure the pump is still good. Is there a seal kit or something like that available? Don't want to go through the trouble of finding the righy size seals individually.
It could be a couple different things but you need to get underneath the car and see where it is visually coming from. Depending on the age and mileage of the car it could be anything from a steering rack seal to pump itself leaking.
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Old 06-25-2014, 04:49 PM
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IF it is the rack itself, either the inner/outer, or 'steering box' seals leaking, just replace the WHOLE rack.

I just wish that SOMEONE made an upgraded, tighter ratio, power steering rack for these cars.
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Got to take a closer look. Its coming from the rack n pinion. Any recommendations on where to buy a reliable replacement?



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