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Power steering leak, help me limp it home

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by JunkKing, Oct 4, 2017.

  1. Oct 4, 2017 at 5:46 PM
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    JunkKing

    JunkKing [OP] Member

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    Hey guys
    I am currently visiting Colorado with my first gen Taco and it has developed a bit of a issue.
    After a bumpy road I notice the smell of ATF, I look under and sure as shit the steering rack is leaking, specifically where the intermediate shaft enters the steering rack. It drips a bit normally but when I turn the wheel it really oozes out
    I know the proper way to fix this would be to pull the intermediate shaft out and replace the seal, I could also probably just limp it home and refill it often. But what im really wondering is if theres any side of the road fix that will fix or reduce the leaking until I get it home. I was thinking of maybe surrounding the shaft with silicone, but I don't know how effective that would be.
    Any ideas
     
  2. Oct 4, 2017 at 6:05 PM
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    Sandman614

    Sandman614 Ex-Snarky TWSS elf, Travis #hotsavannahdotcom

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    Pic didn't work for me. You don't need power steering. Many lived many years without it,builds character.
     
  3. Oct 5, 2017 at 1:02 AM
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    Wyoming09

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    Just how far is the limping home going to be ??

    remove the belt !!

    The problems would be running the pump or rack low on fluid enough to cause things to run dry .

    No pressure in the rack the fluid should not keep pushing out
     
  4. Oct 5, 2017 at 7:07 PM
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    JunkKing

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    Will it be fine if I pull off the belt and drive it home? I've driven cars that came with no power steering but I've never disabled the power steering in a car that had it.
    It's a 1100 mile drive home haha
     
  5. Oct 5, 2017 at 7:08 PM
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    Sandman614

    Sandman614 Ex-Snarky TWSS elf, Travis #hotsavannahdotcom

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    Would help to give details of your truck
     
  6. Oct 6, 2017 at 1:41 PM
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    Wyoming09

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    It would be a royal pain every time you stopped to fuel and eat much harder to turn then any manual steering vehicle you drove.

    Big tires even more so
     

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