I went to put in some heavy duty front sway bar support brackets, and inner and outer tie rods but had power steering fluid coming out when I removed the drivers side rack boot. Also noticed the sway bar grommets and bushing were in pretty bad shape after twenty one years and 194,000 miles.

Gates Vehicle Parts Search (Top right red box):
https://www.gates.com/us/en/industri...ml#tab-vehicle

Rack & Pinion Seal Kit; W/Performance Suspension P/N 348362
Rack & Pinion Seal Kit; W/Std. Suspension P/N 348514

The Gates 348362 Power Steering Repair Kit was "not the correct kit" for my vehicle (2000 Pontiac WS6 Formula with the Performance Suspension, FE4 Rack and Pinion 2.25 turns lock to lock) even though Amazon and Gates both list it as the correct kit.

Read the two below links if you are going to rebuild your Rack and Pinion as there is a lot of good detailed info in them.

Resealing a 4th gen rack and pinion...No magic required:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ferrerid=25107

4th gen rack and pinion reseal...Part 2:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ferrerid=25107

Casualties of Canyon Carving = Broken Sway Bar Brackets, and Screaming or Vomiting Passengers


The latest and greatest aftermarket front sway bar support brackets
(Detroit Speed Sway Bar Brackets P/N DSR-031418)






New Suspension Techniques Replacement Polyurethane Bushings & Grommets Front P/N 50080-777






New Suspension Techniques Replacement Polyurethane Bushings & Grommets Rear P/N 51055-777










I cut about three quarters through, put the nut back on and torqued it to snap the bolt.






FE4 Rack and Pinion 2.25 turns lock to lock








When you disassemble your Rack and Pinion the bushing on the input shaft will determine which seal kit you need.

Gates:
Rack & Pinion Seal Kit; W/Performance Suspension P/N 348362
(This kit has the wider width white bushing)

Rack & Pinion Seal Kit; W/Std. Suspension P/N 348514
(This kit has the narrower .300" width tan bushing)




Installing the Rack housing inner seal; After removing the inner seal I used the below socket, extension, washer, phone book, and Windex to install the new seal. I used the extension to measure the inner lip inside the Rack housing that the seal stops at, to the end of the Rack housing and subtracted the thickness of the seal, marked the extension so that I would know that the seal was driven all the way in and seated to the inner lip.








FE4 Rack and Pinion 2.25 turns lock to lock


M12-1.75 x 65 MM is the original size bolt but the below 5 MM longer ones worked without any issues. Install the drivers side upside down.

 

did you forget a P/S cooler ?

 

Nope, I still have the same one you have:

 

LOL....been so long...I forgot ...I have royal purple PS fluid tho