Power steering rack

[Zedhed]

Doing the cv joint gaitor today,i caught the gaitor on yhe steering rack with my prybar,and starting leaking fluid,so obviously that aint right'so assume its a new rack.does anyone know to a how to for this for the 3.0d engine 2004.all under panels are removed ready which was another mare of a job.there aint 1 bolt on this b*****d car that hasent given me a fight.

[X5Sport]

This little lot should help.

It’s from a copy of the official repair manual....

https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e53- ... ring-unit/

[henrym3]

Can you not replace the oil seal on the end of the rack. Don’ like to think what a rack will cost. I ask because l’ve done that but it was on an old school car which were built to be repaired.

[X5Sport]

Sid10 has got a rack advertised if things are that bad.  It’s probably a rack out job to change the seal, and could well involve deeper surgery to get the seal out and then replaced.

[Zedhed]

Yeah sid10 has already been in touch.i have replied to his message but heard nothing back yet.had a price for a re con today for £280.

[sid10]

Hi I messaged you back on Wednesday resent today !
  cheers
    sid10