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I was following the tutorial on Rennbay for replacing all the seals in the power steering rack, when I ran into trouble on the very last step. It says there are 2 plastic rings and one wiper seal inside the rack housing. I was supposed to remove one ring somehow, then press / tap out the other one and the seal. But I couldn't see any way to remove either of the plastic rings aside from just pressing it out along with everything else. Here's what came out of the rack housing:



Apparently it used to have a lip on the top edge (which is now torn off, and the lip is still inside the rack housing). Has anyone ever actually removed that top plastic piece without damaging it? I'm guessing it's not such a critical piece, since it's on the outside of the wiper seal. It's probably just there to pickup any oil that got past the seal. So what should I do now? Just put it back together as it is? Could I just leave it out completely?

PorscheDoc

I was able to grab it from the nearest side with a pair of needle nose. It had to deform quite a bit while taking it out, but it did not damage it.

tomc_85.5_944

Ditto here on the needlenose, both times I had to take mine apart (put one of the seals in backwards)
Ended up twisting and pulling, but no damage, other than a little like yours shows.

Travis has new pieces I believe, give him a call and ask. He called me back on a Sunday afternoon after I left him a message. GREAT customer service.