Power Steering Fluid Leakage? Toyota / Lexus Passenger Sedan Rack and Pinion Replacement (With Video)
Hardlymoving writes about do-it-yourself automobile maintenance on various makes and models.
The old rack and pinion assembly, removed from the Avalon
Around six months ago, my Toyota Avalon customer was complaining of power steering noise. I check the power steering fluid reservoir which was low on oil. With the wheels off, I traced fluid leakage emanating from the inner tie rod end boot. I removed the outer accordion boot clamp, squeezed the boot, and out spurted the power steering fluid.
I advised him that if he kept on adding new power steering fluid containing a stop-leak additive, that might swell the seals to stop the leakage. After months and months of doing this, he gave up after a friend of his complained of oil spills in his driveway.
This article, via video, will show you how I replaced the rack and pinion assembly with a re-manufactured unit. The replacement part cost approximately $300 and took around 4 hours of labor to replace. I have seen repair quotes between $1,200 to $1,400 to perform this replacement.
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