2009 LT. The vehicle was driven for approximately 2 months with a power steering fluid leak, re-filling the fluid as needed. I located the leak at a section of the return line. When I removed the old line, it broke right in half. I replaced the return line and the leak was fixed.
Several days after I completed the repair, a new power steering fluid leak began at the power steering rack bellow that the tie rod ends go into.
1.) Is it true that if a seal goes bad where the inner tie rod connects to the rack, that fluid will fill the bellow, which can cause the bellow to expand and eventually break?
2.) If the leak is a bad seal (which I am almost certain it is) , is it true that it is not possible to replace the bad seal only, and that the whole rack needs to be replaced?
3.) Is it possible that the seal could have been worn out from the vehicle being driven for 2 months with a leak?
Thanks in advance for any input
Several days after I completed the repair, a new power steering fluid leak began at the power steering rack bellow that the tie rod ends go into.
1.) Is it true that if a seal goes bad where the inner tie rod connects to the rack, that fluid will fill the bellow, which can cause the bellow to expand and eventually break?
2.) If the leak is a bad seal (which I am almost certain it is) , is it true that it is not possible to replace the bad seal only, and that the whole rack needs to be replaced?
3.) Is it possible that the seal could have been worn out from the vehicle being driven for 2 months with a leak?
Thanks in advance for any input