Izzy

Every 944 I've owned has had this issue. Heres the scenario: 944S2 bought just today, I got the owner down $500 for the leaky rack. I know that most of the time the leaks are from bad seals, but this rack empties its entire reservoir of fluid in 5 minutes of time. So now we may have a damaged rack. I'm not about to pay $500 for the rebuilt rack, I'd rather check the seals and hope one of them is that far gone that its dumping all the fluid, and not have to dump $500 on a old rack with new seals (rebuilt). Is buying a used non-leaky, yet non-rebuilt rack an option? Or should I concede and dump $500 into a new one if it isn't the seals that are leaking.

The DareDevil

FYI I bought a rebuilt rack for 300CAD from a local guy here in Montreal. Are you sure you can't find something for a little less?

Izzy

Even pelicanparts charges ~$523 or so without the core fee.

Izzy

I should probably be asking, where can I get a cheaper rebuilt rack? Is a used one a bad idea?

Sam Lin

Zims charges 260 and 200 in core (which is refunded almost instantly), I've bought a couple from them and am very happy with their rebuilds. Are you sure it's the rack, and not a split hose?

Sam

Izzy

I'm really not sure, I'm just thinking worst case scenario till I can check it out. The guy that sold it to me told me that his mechanic said it would need to be replaced.

Mike B

Why don't you rebuild it yourself? Get the kit from Rennbay, follow his tutorial and you're done. A day of your time and $70 is a pile better than $500.

You could also try ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PORSC...spagenameZWDVW

...or get a quality rebuilt rack from Griffith...

http://www.griffiths.com/porsche/steering/

...so many choices.

unreal_news

I just threw mine out only hardware left is the rack. I think i may need some stubby tubes on each entrance to the rack for fluid to flow back and forth, but not sure yet.

Rip It

if u are paying for install labor, don't waste your money on used ( it will leak also).

KuHL 951

Travis' Rennbay kit is the way to go if you have the time. I posted a few minutes ago about the same thing. Luckily I have a low mileage rebuilt unit so I can take my time rebuilding the leaky one I take off.