2002 gtp rack LEAKING AGAIN!!!

[thecrow1986]

i have changed mry steering rack twice now and it looks like it is leaking again. the first time i changed it the passanger side boot was filled with fluid so i had to change the rack. then that rack was leaking on the drivers side on the inner side of the boot. so i changed that one too. now it seems like i have the exact same problem again! is there something that could be causing this or do i keep getting bad racks even though they are new/rebuilt? there isnt anything else around that i can say might be leaking on to it so im pretty sure its the rack again

[tblake]

Are they Napa rack and pinions? I went through a few of them (under warrenty) for the same issue you are having. I finally sdaid screw it, I cant keep changing these darn rack and pinions all the time and I went and bought a "used" stock one from a boneyard with 50k on it that comes with a lifetime replacement warrenty. So far so good. Not to mention the valving in the Napa replacement ones must have been junk because the stock replacement steers so much nicer.

But to answer your question, check for binding ball joints, strut mounts, or struts. WHen you have the rack out, tie rods disconnected, and the front end of the car jacked up, turn each knuckle by hand and see if both move fairly easy. If one or both turn very hard, something is hanging up.