9th Annual Pismo Jamboree (Sept. 24, 25th, 2011)

We'll hit it up Krish no worries

 

hell yeah, btw in your sig what are the little cirlces in your fender?
edit: wait i think its mud

 

Turn off your AC lol

Could be the steering rack pissing out its fluid I know mine is

 

lol i think it actually is the steering rack, it started leaking 2 weeks ago but just once in a while but now its consistent, ill try to get a pic of it today. i dont know much about it but when i looked under the truck i saw the black circular tube completely covered with whatever is leaking

 

exactly what i was thinking a/c. whats it smell like and what color is it

 

i dont remember right now, ill go check in a little bit im sure it has leaked some its dark, pretty much black but its not oil, my dad thinks its the steering rack

 

crank the wheel and see if your spot gets bigger..rack and pinions suck...gear box ftw

 

Take extra PS fluid ; -)

 

ok ill try that, i took some pics and they are uploading..

 

alright here are the pics, nothing new has leaked. also when i take off i kinda hear a little hissing sound like something is leaking from a hose, but it might just be my head, hopefully this kinda helps. excuse the mud, i went to the dirt bike track this past weekend lol
Left Side

Right Side

Some Leakage

 

Holy dry mud batman!

 

dang brian! its gonna be washed off this evening

 

definitely looks like you cracked your steering rack and its blowing its load all over your motor. ive seen something like this with a coolant leak too. coolant was hitting the fan and getting blown all over everything. have you checked your power steering level...if it low its obviously your rack

 

aka you mob way to h@rd BRooo

jk

 

haha the power steering fluid is at "hot minimum" and in between "cold min and max". ive never had to deal with the power steering so im not sure how much to put, do i put it at max cold or hot? i wanna put some more until i get the rack fixed
also is there anyway to prevent the leak from happening? or will it just keep coming back because of offroading?

 

remember that haha

fill it to cold max while your truck is cold and has been sitting.

 

ok sorry i edited my post to add this..
also is there anyway to prevent the leak from happening? or will it just keep coming back because of offroading?

 

Buy a new rack unless you want to build a custom steering box set-up. Possibly have a steering rack support built?

 

so either get a new rack or just keep watching the fluid level and re-fill it whenever it gets low?