any diy for rack and pinion?

theVOLVO · Post by **theVOLVO** » 14 Jul 2011, 00:51

the rack an pinion is leaking on the pass. side at the end on the rack, is it as straight forward as every other car or are there some things that will help me from frustration? im sure i will have to lower the engine a little from the sub frame mounts, if there is no diy ill try and make one if i remember to take pics when while doing this.

thx

Post by **Juan62** » 14 Jul 2011, 06:25

check out the Repair Database above; suspenion-parts list (left-side of screen), continue reading, Volvo 850 Front Susp Rebuild, Front Driveshaft Remove + Replace, this will be under (matthew1>>14 DEC 2005...with pictures. Hope that gets you started.

zhenya · Post by **zhenya** » 14 Jul 2011, 07:23

How much is it leaking? Have you flushed the fluid? New fluid has seal swelling agents in it, and can often stop smaller leaks - I've had luck with this in just the last few months.

Post by **confused_al** » 14 Jul 2011, 08:11

HTH
http://volvospeed.com/volvo_repairs_how ... rvice.html
PDF version:
http://volvospeed.com/pdf/power_steering.pdf

theVOLVO · Post by **theVOLVO** » 14 Jul 2011, 10:06

wow thank you both, i was not expecting a quick response, the leak is not bad to the point of dripping on the ground but when the car is running there a lots of boubles, it makes alot of noise, maybe i will try some new fluids,

thanks again for the help

Post by **jblackburn** » 14 Jul 2011, 10:08

If it is not leaking yet, try this first: suck out all of the fluid in the reservoir with a turkey baster. Replace with new (this system takes Dex-III TRANSMISSION fluid - don't use power steering fluid!!!), and run the steering lock to lock a few times. Siphon out, and repeat til all the fluid in the reservoir is a bright, clear red.

zhenya · Post by **zhenya** » 14 Jul 2011, 10:16

Yup - I used the left-over Valvoline MaxLife fluid I had from flushing my transmission - just like Justin says. Mine was actually dripping on the ground, and so far it has stopped.

Post by **erikv11** » 14 Jul 2011, 12:28

I agree, this worked with a rack that had been leaking for almost 2 years: drained and replaced with Mobil 1 synthetic ATF, then it was leak-free for about 3 years. Then the leak came back, I ran it for another 6 months that way until I had the engine out. At that time I replaced the rack with a rebuilt one.

theVOLVO · Post by **theVOLVO** » 17 Jul 2011, 09:20

threw in some max life tranny fluid, and i think she is good to go, thank you all, just saved me a few hundred and a headache, good stuff i recommend this to anyone before swapping it out