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Originally Posted by Tenuki
Hey all!
1998 4Runner with 208k. My steering rack has been seeping for quite a while, but its never been an issue. This last week, however, it seems to have formed quite the leak. I would ocassionally get a spot or two on the driveway, but now there is a full on puddle underneath. It seems to be coming from the boot at the top of the rack where the input shaft comes in.
So I see a lot of threads with people replacing them... Is that the only option? I'd really rather not! Can that top piece be replaced (the one that has the boot on it that seems to be the source of the leak)? I saw one person suggest leak stop ATF, but this seems to be flowing far to fast for that to fix.
Thanks for your suggestions!
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Are you sure it’s the steering rack? The steering rack reservoir has been low and you have to add fluid to keep it topped off.
The reason I ask is because the racks location means it catches all the drips from pretty much everything else and can look like it’s leaking but it’s really not.