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PS fluid in the p-side rack boot - problem?



Burn it out? The PS rack in my 16v has not had any fluid since November and is just fine. In fact there is quite a bit of sand in it!

-Marc, who loves manual steering


-----Original Message-----
From: "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 17:23:28 
To:"Dan Bubb" <dan.bubb@gmail.com>, <mk1mark@gmail.com>
Cc:Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: Re: PS fluid in the p-side rack boot - problem?

Or burning out the PS pump if it runs out of fluid!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bubb" <dan.bubb@gmail.com>
To: <mk1mark@gmail.com>
Cc: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: PS fluid in the p-side rack boot - problem?


I had a power steering rack puke a bunch of fluid into the boot once
by steering the front wheels quickly to the side with the front end in
the air and the engine off.
Don't know if it was going to fail otherwise, or if it just couldn't
move the fluid through the system fast enough with the engine off, so
popped off the internal rack seal.
In any event I don't think it's normal for them to leak, but if yours
is not currently leaking I'd just go with it.
There's no downside except the impossibly heavy steering if it pukes
all the fluid out ;^)
Dan

On 9/2/05, Mark F. <mk1mark@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey list, since the 86 is the first Scirocco I've owned that has power
> steering, I don't really know what to expect as "normal". I went to change
> the passenger side rack boot today and noticed some power steering fluid
in
> it. The reservoir is still at max, and after a few days of driving it
> (including a 500 mile trip home) it hasn't gone down a bit. I removed the
> boot, started the car up, and steered side to side for a minute or so, and
> it didn't look like any fluid was leaking anywhere. Is it normal for the
> rack to puke a bit of fluid once in a while, or is the rack shot?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark.
> 75
> 80 S
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