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Date:         Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:14:49 -0700
Reply-To:     David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Silly Question, maybe?
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <3C4234DC-BFC6-47AC-A140-F952C965FB25@comcast.net>
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Thanks, you are right of course. And after I had posted that I realized that what had happened was that the boots were cracked, not leaking. But then the leaking started just a few weeks after I replaced the boots. Thanks again for clarifying my confused statement.

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 11:07 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

> McN' > > Your TisRod Boots are Not supposed to have any Fluid in them ~ So > > when You see Them "Leaking" it is Actually Your PSRack that is Leaking ~ > > ORR ~ DeanB > > On 30 Mar , 2017, at 11:52 AM, David McNeely wrote: > > > FWIW, I replaced the tire rod boots on my camper because they were > > leaking. Just a few weeks later, the steering rack gave out, and I had > to > > replace that. I suspect that leaking tie rod boots, if not caught > > immediately, allow road gunk in to damage the rack. My beast is a 1991 > > Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, manual transmission, power steering. > > > > mcneely > > > > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Laura Mangan <laurakmangan@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Thanks for your response everyone. > >> > >> My steering wheel horn pad is padded, well, it's no longer attached, the > >> clip broke. That's another asap fix (for state inspection) > >> > >> I DO have a Bentley manual. Sadly, I don't even know enough about the > van, > >> or mechanical things, to even know where to start half of the time. > >> > >> I'll check Into the condition of rack, and go from there. Parts pricing > is > >> significant for just tie rod vs. Steering rack. > >> > >> Thanks again, > >> > >> L > >> > >> On Mar 30, 2017 1:02 PM, "OlRivrRat" <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > >> > >>> On 30 Mar , 2017, at 9:55 AM, Eric Caron wrote: > >>> > >>>> If you don’t have one yet look at getting a Bently manual. this will > >> be > >>> a big help in the future. Keep it in the van! > >>> > >>> I'll, of course, 2nd that thought ~ But Add ~ Removing & > >> Replacing > >>> the P'S'Rack is, Annoyingly, LeftOut of the > >>> > >>> Bentley ~ Or @Least Both Bentleys that I have ~ Or May I Just Can't > Find > >>> It ~ > >>> > >>> > >>> ORR ~ DeanB > >> > >


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