05-14-2024, 04:43 PM | #1 |
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Steering Rack Leak?
Hey boys. I noticed some oil on my passenger side steering rack near the axle. Does anyone know where this fluid would be leaking from? I checked up too and everything is dry. Axle boot?
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05-23-2024, 10:54 AM | #2 |
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Anyone see anything like this? I took a second look at this today and it looks like the oil is coming from the side where the diff is and not from the boot side.
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05-23-2024, 01:17 PM | #4 |
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Definitely possible, but I do my own oil changes and I'm super careful when I do them. I guess I'll spray it clean with some brake clean and try to locate where it's coming from. I'm just worried it could be the transfer case or differential, both of which I have had recently swapped out but haven't seen any leaks until now.
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05-23-2024, 01:23 PM | #5 |
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In perspective, coming out of winter I saw a small stain in the floor under the rear diff of my car. Looked like it was weeping from the axle seals. Pulled the plug, tons of oil, sprayed the diff with brake cleaner to clean it up, and it's been fine for the past month.
So long story short... maybe "just one of those things". |
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