rieger power steering - help

[brianm@earendel.org (Brian McGarvey)]

best suggestion.
add auto tranny fluid instead of power steering. its more viscous and
leaks slower :-)
brian
smartass of the day.


On Sat, 1 Jun 2002, Allyn wrote:

> Fellow listers
>     the rieger left a few red puddles after my trip to ocala last weekend. today i jacked up the front end expecting to have to swap
> an output shaft seal on the tranny. turns out the passenger side power steering boot has a 1/2" split (where it clamps to the tie
> rod), and go figure the clamp is missing. This is also the point it is leaking from. I lost 1.5" from the p/s reservoir over ~400
> miles (im guessing it began sometime in/around ocala).
>     what can i do to slow/stop the leakage? is it feasable to do an 'in-place' replacement of the seal on that side? does the inner
> tie rod end act as a seal at all? (i've never taken a tie rod off of a rack before). gimme options/opinions/suggestions please (i'd
> hope to be able to get to/from cincy without worrying about this, and i definitely dont want to tackle a rack swap the week before
> cincy).
> thanks in advance for help
> Al
>
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily LEAKER, 170k, rocco #6)
> 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX ('it has begun', rocco #7)
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