wdale17 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 2010 Sport 198k Miles Hello, First time poster but have been rummaging the site for for quite some time to diagnose problems. A quick backstory is that I noticed my drivers side inner tie rod had a lot of slop. When I removed it I noticed that basically the joint exploded. Rusty grease was all along the arm of the rack. Much stiffer driving now but Im noticing a clunk when even barely turning the wheel in that area. I probably should have researched more but I can get very impatient which I did in this case. I guess the question is, From my memory, I did not clean up the rusty grease on the rack. Could not doing that damage the rack seals? Additionally, I do have a moderate PS leak. Fairly confident the leak is not from the rack but from the hose that runs along the radiator. My radiator does have a lot of PS fluid on it on the passenger side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdale17 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Solved. The bolt that bolts the front ward lower control arm to the frame came loose. Came pretty dang loose, about two thumb lengths. Took me quite awile to figure that out since you cant see it with the naked eye. Guess that's why I dont get paid to do it. It's extremely hard to get torque on it so either I did not tighten it enough of I forgot to complete it after I got everything back assembled to preload the suspension. At least the clunk is gone. Now on to the PS leak. Hope this helps someone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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