- Dec 7, 2011
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Hey everyone, it's been a long time. I was sidelined for a while due to a chronic pain condition, and as such I took my '03 TB off the road at the time. Been driving some more lately, and looking to get the ol' girl up and motoring again. There's a few issues, but for the most part she runs much the same when I parked. Now to the issue.
I know where the leak is. I know why the leak is. I changed my PS lines a couple years ago, and when I did, I thought I had a cup seal stuck in the rack, and spent copious amounts of time trying to remove it. This is highlighted in this thread:
So, long story short, I'm pretty sure I scratched up the inlet on the rack where one of the lines goes in, as I though I had a stuck seal that was already out. In doing so, I'm pretty sure that's what's causing the leak.
This TB has about 315k km on it. We plan on getting a more reliable vehicle down the line, been using one of the inlaw's rides for the time being. We don't drive daily, rather maybe twice a week?
So, my question is, would there be any way to stop this leak without replacing the rack? It's not that I don't want to do the job right, it's more that the value certainly isn't there given the cost for the part and the size of the job to replace. I don't think the seal itself is the problem, so pretty sure the stop leak stuff isn't going to do anything. Any ideas? Or just keep dumping PS fluid in as I need it?
I know where the leak is. I know why the leak is. I changed my PS lines a couple years ago, and when I did, I thought I had a cup seal stuck in the rack, and spent copious amounts of time trying to remove it. This is highlighted in this thread:
NEED HELP - Changing Power Steering Lines
'03 Trailblazer LTZ, over 300,000km. Was gonna have my car guy do a bunch of stuff for me but he's in isolation and so am I due to this little pandemic thingy we got goin' on. So now I'm tackling things myself. At least I have the time for it, and he will loan me tools if I need something also...
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So, long story short, I'm pretty sure I scratched up the inlet on the rack where one of the lines goes in, as I though I had a stuck seal that was already out. In doing so, I'm pretty sure that's what's causing the leak.
This TB has about 315k km on it. We plan on getting a more reliable vehicle down the line, been using one of the inlaw's rides for the time being. We don't drive daily, rather maybe twice a week?
So, my question is, would there be any way to stop this leak without replacing the rack? It's not that I don't want to do the job right, it's more that the value certainly isn't there given the cost for the part and the size of the job to replace. I don't think the seal itself is the problem, so pretty sure the stop leak stuff isn't going to do anything. Any ideas? Or just keep dumping PS fluid in as I need it?