Power Steering Boot

shookone · Post by **shookone** » 03 Apr 2011, 18:23

My power steering is leaking alot, i found the cause to be this plastic black boot on the rack leaking when i move the steering wheel. (driver side). It looks like a clamp fell off or something. I have looked a replacement parts but no of them say if it has a clamp on that end towards the center of the car. The boot just slides and back exposing some rod. Is there a clamp for that, or how does it connect back?

shookone · Post by **shookone** » 03 Apr 2011, 18:27

Its the rack and pinion bellow...is there supposed to be a clamp on that side?

otis44 · Post by **otis44** » 03 Apr 2011, 20:09

The boot should be clamped on both ends, but I believe the boot is more or less a dust protector and does not actually hold fluid. Sounds like you may have a seal that has failed.

Post by **JRL** » 03 Apr 2011, 20:30

That would be an inner tie rod.
The rack is leaking into the tie rod
No seals, no fix, replace the steering rack

shookone · Post by **shookone** » 04 Apr 2011, 13:26

Thanks....

shookone · Post by **shookone** » 04 Apr 2011, 13:32

One more question, while i was searching who sells a good rack. Dealership $900...misc web sites $200-$300 but dont know the quality.

Post by **writer100** » 04 Apr 2011, 15:22

What you will typically get is a rebuilt rack which includes the inner tie rods. I don't have a name to recommend; just try to get the longest warranty available.

Reys · Post by **Reys** » 12 Oct 2013, 13:27

I have the same leak, I called the volvo dealership and the guy thinks its an o-ring that comes with the boot kit, is this o-ring replaceable? anyone try this?

Post by **IVIUSTANG** » 14 Oct 2013, 20:12

I had that same seal catastrophically fail on my 2006 XC70, it was a result of the torn boot around the inner tie rod; it allowed contamination to destroy the seal overtime till one day it puked out ALL the fluid in a very short amount of time. I found a low mileage replacement for $175 at a junkyard, and it is working perfectly.

Jesse

Post by **cn90** » 21 Sep 2024, 19:22

For those who replaced the steering boot in the past, what is the easiest way to do this?

The 2006 S60 (or any Volvo in the Midwest exposed to salt) usually has seized tie rods where the INNER meets the OUTER...

Can you slide the boot from the inner side of the outer side if you don't separate the 2 parts?