Steering rack help

Sheree · Post by **Sheree** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:55 pm

Hey guys and gals. Just wondering if you can give me some advice on this one. My lude (BB4) is quite badly leaking steering fluid from the passenger side. On inspection it's coming from out from behind the gaiter so it looks to be coming out the rack. Firstly is it worth putting a second hand rack in it. Secondly any ideas where I can get one from.

Sod's law that we just got the repairs done on the rear arches for something else to go wrong. Hahahaha.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:15 pm

i just had the exact same thing get a rack from one of the breakers on here

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:27 pm

<moved to steering section of the forum>

Yep, easiest thing might be to change the rack (not sure if you can strip/replace those seals with the rack in situ)

You could use a rack from a BB4 or a BB1 (BB1 is the same, just has a sensor for the 4WS that you wouldn't need/be able to plug into anything).

They're a bit of a PITA to remove, because the hardlines for the power steering don't naturally move out of the way enough. The manual says you have to dismantle parts of the suspension to get it out, but I found it was possible without removing as much as the manual said.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:30 pm

yeah its a real fiddly dancer