camaroeater

Yesterday, morning(monday) I cleaned everything and applied hi-temp thread sealant to the 2 metal lines. I just filled it up and started it and its literally pouring with fluid....wtf!! I don't know what else to do, i need my car for mobile work. If I can't fix it, im thinking of selling it, i have no choice. If i wasn't going to work i would run this POS off a cliff.....im over mustangs...this isn't worth the frustration.

projectresto83

Your going to sell your car because you can't get the lines to seal....get some new lines and see what happens. the lines are probably either cracked or miss shapend now so they won't seal.

camaroeater

The metal lines are part of the rack, the only way to get new ones is to get a new rack. The fitting on these is similar to the one on the pressure/return line, but with NO O ring. Without the o ring, all that seals these lines is metal to metal so i think its not leaking through the threads, but right where fluid flows in/out. I don't want to sell my car, i was just pissed b/c Ive removed all 4 lines and drained the system 3 times.

mattdel

so why not just cough up $100 and get a new rack? its tons cheaper than converting to manual. i have an autozone rack in my car right now, works splendid. i had to change it because the seals for the inner tie rods were GONE. Quart a day worth of fluid.
they come with 2 ratios, a performance and a non performance. i went with performance.

camaroeater

Really $100, I thought they were $250. Im gonna try once more and if I have no luck, i have no choice, but to get a new rack.

mattdel

Autozone Part Number:
64163

Ford type (1 piece aluminum housing)
With sport steering (2.25 turns lock to lock)
Power steering


Price:
$74.99
Core:
$18.00
Total:
$92.99

camaroeater

I was just lookin at it on their site, thanks man. The rack isn't much more than a pump. Is changing the rack that bad? I hear you need a tool to disconnect the tie rods. I really hope i can just fix this one, it only has about 35K on it.

mattdel

its easy pie. no special tools needed, the new rack comes with inner tie rods already on it. just unscrew your outers(keep track of how many spins/threads on each side) and reinstall.

camaroeater

Well i tried o rings and it still pours out, so im gonna take it that this rack is toast. Warning to anyone else, don't EVER remove the 2 steel lines or you'll get a leak. These lines are not for sale anywhere, not even FORD. Do you need to get an alignment after installing the rack? thanks for the help everyone.

mjr46

WELL i COULD OF TOLD YOU THAT^^^^^, FIGURE AN ALIGNMENT too...........I just put a reman rack in my 89, 75.00 from napa crapa