skittlenips

Hi guys and gals, I am trying to locate a power steering leak in my '999 corvette. I removed the alternator and am trying to remove the power steering pump, just broke the pulley for that LOL. Here's some pictures of the leak:

foggy

Looks like rack to me.. But , I'd really really clean everything up.. Then drive
for awhile and recheck.. Racks can be expensive for these.. You could try the
PS leak stop that lucas makes.. It actually works

skittlenips

It's a pretty big leak I won't lie. I should have posted here before I destroyed the power steering pulley trying to get the alternator bracket off.

0steering_experts1

We can rebuild your rack and return it to like new condition. The rebuild starts at $300, if any hard parts need to be repaired or replaced then the cost would go up accordingly. Turn around time is about 2 weeks. We also have some rebuilt cores available for quicker turn around. The cost on those is $800, fully rebuilt and ready to install.

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Thanks!
Junior

midnight01

I had the same problem on mine, it was a big leak and it ended up being the rack. not to take away from any sponsors, but if you go on that auction site you can find rebuilt ones for less then 300 shipped, you pay a core and get the rack, install it and send them the bad one.

skittlenips

How hard is removing the rack? Do you know of any forum posts detailing the steps? Thanks!

midnight01

its quite a bit of work to remove it, while you are there you might as well replace your balancer too if it hasnt been done already. I would do a search here. I thnk there are a few write ups with pics or you can try youtube as well. Froggy I believe has one up on youtube. Make sure you budget several hours if its your 1st time.

DetroitPlac

Cannot recommend the upgraded Turn 1 pump enough. It's fantastic. I bought a rebuilt rack from another vendor and was disappointed, wish I went with Turn 1 on that too.

OP,

Mine had a leak JUST like this. It was leaking from where the wires go into the rack below the steering shaft. This is actually a common issue. A rebuilt rack SHOULD fix it.

zachaeous

Quote: "How hard is removing the rack? Do you know of any forum posts detailing the steps? Thanks!"

Here is a good video showing removal of the steering rack to replace the balancer.

apex26

I found Froggy's video more helpful than the confounding factory shop manual, which has one flipping pages constantly.

lionelhutz

Check that it's not the pressure hose leaking right through the rubber section. I've had 2 pressure hoses that leaked that way. There is a plastic cover over the hose so you don't see the hose leak very easily.

Zip used to sell rebuilt racks for about $200. I think Lonestar rebuilt them.

Yokesc5

DetroitPlac

That's where I got my rack from. I wasn't so impressed, ended up going through two.

The tough part is when the rack leaks from where the wires enter on the bottom, it drips onto the high pressure line, making it look like the high pressure line is the root of the issue. Fortunately, you can trace the hose up to see if it's leaking from higher up and dripping down, but it's a real hassle. I spend months trying to track down this leak on my car. Pretty frustrating.

Yokesc5