I don't drive the car much anymore, so it sits a lot between short trips. The steering fluid definately drips off from somwhere behind or underneauth the PSP. Everithing I can see is dry, including the steering gear box. I heard somewhere that there is a cover plate on the backside of the pump with an o-ring seal. Is this a common issue? How can one determine if it's the rack seals? On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Dan Weeks <theprofil...@dwx.com> wrote:
> > On Dec 28, 2009, at 6:00 AM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: > > I have a quite bad leak on the PSP (goes empty in less than 100miles). >> Hoses and connections appear dry. Pulley is dry. >> Fluid drips on ground is just inside of left front wheel. ??? >> > > Hans: > > I have the same car, same leak. It's steering rack seals. Fortunately, mine > is much slower--every 1,000 miles or so I need to top up the reservoir. It > is much worse if I don't drive the car for a while, however. I'm just living > with mine. Has your car sat for a long time? If so, driving it may help. > Last resort short of a rebuilt rack is to try some lucas power steering > fluid. It will swell the seals enough to stop the leak for a while, and then > they will fail catastrophically later. At least such was my experience when > I used the stuff on my Merkur Scorpio. > > Dan > 82 300SD, 323k > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD '02 RoadKing '72 T100 Daytona _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
