leaking power steering

[mking]

Hey guys brothers stato (vs) has a leak in the power steering somewhere its not a massive one so i cant really see where it is coming from its done 150000kms , just wondering through peoples experiences what usually goes first on the power steering.

cheers

[Sladdo]

Give it a good degrease & recheck it a week later...Could be anything from faulty pump, high pressure hose, rack or even loose fittings or stuffed o rings.

[Kurtp]

Yeah get it fixed early if you can, i left mine a while with a leak and didnt top up the oil one time, blew a shitload of seals. Now i have no power steering =]

[Sladdo]

Hahaha in my old VN it would leak out the whole resoviour in 3 days...couldnt be ****ed topping it up...good for the arm muscles lol especially with a sports steering wheel

[hako]

Squeeze the rack bellows/gaiters - if it sounds like oil is in them it will mean the rack is leaking from the rack shaft seals which is expensive to fix. VS can also leak from the fluid reservoir where the 2 hoses attach - inspect under the hose as oil leaks from under the hose. If leaking here the fix is 2 new hoses. If it's the rack leaking I would add a can of "power steering stop leak" which will slow/stop the leak.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The return line tends to leak too at the clamp. Also check the transmission lines that go to the radiator, they leak at the clamps too. Is it definitely PS fluid? Or can you just see the drops on the ground?

[Lance2560]

was just curious guys...are the high pressure hoses the alluminuim metal looking ones underneath on the steering wrack?