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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: jantd on March 18, 2007, 03:33:28 pm
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Hi guys,
I really need some help with this , because this really keeps me busy!
Could someone tell me how sensitive the steering rack is to dust or small dirt?
I mean can it block the steering rack and cause the whole steering to block(!!) :shock: ,or is there always still a mechanical back-up foreseen? :D
It's just that I don't see how you can prevent 100% sure that dirt comes in during removing the 2 hoses (pressure and return line).
What do the mechanics do as prevention of this when they put in a new rack, do they maybe replace the lines as well?
The guy at the yard didnt clean anything in advance, just dismounted the hoses and removed the rack. When i looked in the thread, I could actually see a small piece of thread loose, which could have fallen in easily :?:
Thanks a million ,Jan
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all you can really do is blast air through it to clean it out. even then moisture will contaminate the system a little bit.
i just bought a parts car and the fluid is a nice dark black colour... the boots were torn and thats how the dirt got in. if you're going to store the rack for a while, you can easily get fittings to fit on the threads... IMO power steering sucks anyways. only good for women. :lol: