Thread: Oil? Power steering fluid? leaking from inner tie rod boot - What cuold be the cause?

Hey guys,
I have oil? or power steering fluid? leaking from my passenger side inner tie rod boot. I found a tear in the inner tie rod boot, but is there something else wrong if it’s leaking oil from that tear? What could it be?

It’s a 2001 GP 3.1L V6

If it's leaking there, the rack seals have likely blown.

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

If it's leaking there, the rack seals have likely blown.

Can this be repaired with a repair seal kit or is a replacement rack and pinion unit needed?

new rack time.

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

new rack time.

No way to fix without replacing this?

not worth it really. find a used one or a manufactured one.

if its just a small leak still you can try some power steering stop leak, that may get you by for a while. but once it starts leak from the boots its just about over.


those boots are dust boots, supposed to be dry inside.

Is the rack tough to replace? Any difficult bolts, nuts, or lines to get at? Thanks.

truth is it sucks. but not the worst job ive done to a car.

its like a 22 bolt job, 10 of them are lug nuts, its just tight areas your working in.

heres a pretty good how to. http://www.grandprix.net/forum/ubbth...at&Number=8020

the only parts i don't do is to take the master off and air box. you can get to those 2 lines on the rack from under the car just as easy.

just replaced the rack and pinion unit, ended up buying a used one for $ 40.00, got done today, but started yesterday in the driveway

the hardest part for me was during the removal of the old unit, spent like 4 hours trying to remove the stupid fitting on one of the power steering hard lines, tried every kind of wrench without luck, had very little room to work with, I was fed up, traced the hard line to a rubber line, disconnected from the rubber line instead, so much easier this way, everything lined up for me during the installation

during this job I learned that my stabilizer bar was cracked and broke off inside the driver's side bushing, time for a new stabilizer bar

thanks guys for all your help

those are 18 mm nuts. a line wrench works best.