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Leak in Hydraulic Rack & Pinion PS

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by summsb, Oct 25, 2012.

  1. Oct 25, 2012 at 6:07 AM
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    summsb

    summsb [OP] New Member

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    I have a 05 Tacoma with a 3in body lift and 3in suspension lift. It had a small pinhole leak in the hydraulic line off of the rack and pinion (took it off and a shop put it on a machine with air to see where the leak was). You can buy just the hydraulic line for the rack and pinion so I bought a used rack and pinion and took the hydraulic line off of it and replaced the one on the truck. It is not leaking anymore but now when I turn right it is extremely hard. Should I have bled the power steering after replacing this line? Does this sound like air in the line? Thanks for your help!
     
  2. Nov 19, 2012 at 7:09 AM
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    Bubbabooie

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    Whats up bro. I would recommend you bled the power steering system after opening the lines. Basically do a power steering flush. I normally bled the system when I replace lines/hoses on cars or trucks like this. This should hopefully fix your problem.
     

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