normansan

Well, what is this and what do i do to fix it? I had my dad look at it and he's stumped as well. Any suggestions?

These are all on the left side of the car.


You can even see it in "mid drip."






From 10 seconds of running.

So, any ideas about how to fix this? I'm dreading the idea of rebuilding the rack.

lart951

I have a non leaking rack $ 80.00 from a 87 turbo.

normansan

Is the '87 rack the same as the '86?

lart951

yes, it's the same rack.

John_AZ

normansan,
Guessing you have a '86 944 turbo from your Q, you have 5 options:

1. Buy the nonleaking used rack for $80.
2. Rebuild yours with the information and kit from Rennbay who says it's not that hard.
http://www.rennbay.com/psrsealkitfull.html
3. Do not rebuild it because Arrnwork says it is a BIG task.
http://www.arnnworx.com/SteeringRack.htm
4. Fill it up with Prestone Power steering stop leak and cross fingers or untill you have time to work change it.
5. Buy a rebuilt unit from AutoZone for $183.00 with a limited life guarantee
http://www.autozone.com/R,APP294678/...ductDetail.htm

Good luck

John_AZ
1988 924S + 1987 924S

Bri Bro

The rack is the same but the tie rod assembly is different.

Spidey944

the hole that the fluid is coming from is the hole that you use to align the rack to true center I beleive. If it's leaking from there, it's an internal leak that requires rebuild/replacement.

lart951

silicone?

xsboost90

inner tie rods are different- other than that same and same outers.

normansan

Wow, good find. I didn't notice that. The rack has supposedly been rebuilt by the previous owner, so I am not sure what that is.

normansan

Is the Atsco rack from Autozone a decent one? Does the limited life guarantee only cover manufacture defects or does it cover failure down the road? I'm guessing its the former, but the latter would be great. Thanks for you help! Now to take out the old rack...

alex

Get a manual rack with the special manual tie rod ends (I got mine from Paragon). That will save a little weight and kill the leaking problem.

PorscheDude1

You need a 32mm wrench to remove the rods from the rack.

stolarzj

I have the Atsco Autozone rack in my 968 and an very happy with it, the rebuild quality seems to be very good. For the spot where that is leaking from they changed the plastic plug out to a metal one with a o-ring on it, which is the first rack I saw that on. I would assume the warranty covers any failures, you could always ask them here, www.atscoreman.com but it's worth it either way. The self rebuild parts are about $100 less but there's the whole frustration level factored in with self rebuilding.

Zero10

I bought an atsco rebuilt rack for my 951, 1000 miles so far and no leaks at all, feels just as tight as a new one, and I've gone over the thing top to bottom without finding anything really wrong with it.
My complaints are:
They paint the whole thing black, with paint that flakes off REALLY easily
They replaced the rubber plug with a metal bolt, I kept my old plug and it it back, I'd rather know if it's leaking thanks
There were some marks on the sealing surfaces for the crush washers. They were outside of where the washers sit but very close none the less, they were more than deep enough to screw up the seal if the crush washers were any bigger at all.

That said, it has the centering bushing on the passenger side (Which I broke when I rebuilt my old one), they appear to have properly greased the rack and everything looks well put together. For under $200 it can't be beat.


One person told me it's a limited lifetime warranty, if it starts leaking they replace it. I don't know for a fact how well that holds up, but sounds promising if you live near an autozone!