Re: E30 -- Yet a third(?) steering rack question

[Otter <kdsebe0@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>        Does the rubber boot cover the seal on the rack?  Is there supposed
>to be fluid inside that boot?

No.  Fluid means the seals have blown.

  Does the boot fill with fluid if the rack is
>bad?  

Yes.  See above.

I was losing some fluid and saw that one of the boots was a little
>wet.  One of the small hoses nearby seemed to be extremely wet.  I moved
>that hose a little and pushed it on tighter and I don't seem to be losing
>fluid anymore.  But, I also squeezed the boots and I could hear a
>slushing/slurping sound.  I don't know whether it did that before I started
>loosing fluid.

Nope.  The slush sound your heard was fluid that had leaked past the seals.
 You should be able to take off those boots and see that the insides are
perfectly dry.

>        One of the ball joints just went bad, so I'm thinking that if the
>steering rack is bad I'll get it all done at once, and hopefully save some
>labor charges and have it aligned only once.

Great plan!  Getting alligned multiple times makes one feel stupid; ask me
how I know. :)
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