Power steering fluid leak - Saab 9000 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
4/9 Saab Owners' Convention Day Pass Raffle |
3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine)
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Power steering fluid leak
Posted by JAS (more from JAS) on Wed, 8 Nov 2000 16:19:39
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
About 10 days ago I noticed a noise upon turning the steering wheel right or left. No noise with the wheels centered. I added some power steering fluid and everything was normal again. When I went to pick up the car from the shop today, the same noise was present and the fluid was low again. A mechanic looked at the reservoir as he added fluid and noticed that the bottom hose of the reservoir was wet-looking. He said that it could be leaking there, or it could be the reservoir itself. Then he mentioned the steering rack (an $895 job to replace). My question is, does a faulty steering rack cause a fluid loss without any other symptoms? The car (oh yeah, an 87 9KS, 192K miles) tracks true and I haven't noticed anything other than the noise when the fluid is low. Does a faulty rack cause a major fluid leak, or am I looking at only a fluid leak? I don't mind paying $150 dollars or so for a rebuilt unit since I have a buddy who could probably perform the labor for me cheaply. Is the steering rack just one of those things that eventually need replacing, so I just may ahead and do it? Thanks in advance for anyone's input.
Posts in this Thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
|
SaabClub.com
|
Jak Stoll Performance
|
M Car Covers
|
Ad Available
|
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!