[s-cars] Power steering boot
Wayne Dohnal
wd43 at hevanet.com
Thu Jan 30 13:58:33 PST 2014
One strategy for the torn steering rack boot is "watchful waiting". A
couple of years ago I started getting hydraulic fluid drips on the floor
and found the torn boot. My first reaction was that it's an emergency,
going to get worse, have to act right away, etc. Another owner calmed me
down and suggested waiting, and the only action I took was a hydraulic
fluid flush and replacement, and carrying spare fluid in the trunk.
Fast forward to today: Boot is still torn of course and the leak has
either stopped or is so small that the drips never make it to the
floor. I've not had to add any fluid since the flush a couple of years
ago. Maybe it will be an emergency someday, but so far, so good.
Wayne
1994 S4
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