Replace the damaged line and old fittings. If possible, use stainless steel tubing and
fittings.
my steering rack is leaking fluid ,can this be easily repaired. Or do i need a new steering rack?
Bad seal in the rack. Put a new rack in it.
If the power steering rack is leaking, it is likely an seal or a gasket. Replacing the seal or gasket should stop the leak.
Check your hoses from the power steering reservoir for cracks in them and also check the power steering rack on the firewall to see if the rubber seals on the ends of the rack are leaking, maybe the reservoir itself is leaking, have it checked out.
You will have to keep adding power steering fluid.
broken hose to the power steering reservoir or the rack on the firewall is leaking badly or the reservoir has a hole in it.
No, but impossible to check anything else if it is leaking. And if the rack and pinon is leaking, then it will have to be changed anyway.
The fluid could be leaking from the pump, hoses, or steering rack. Wash the steering system, then you can see where the leak is coming from.
If you have rack and pinion steering, the steering gear will need replaced.
Chances are, if it's a passenger car or minivan, you have "rack and pinion steering". And if that's the case it means your rack is leaking badly. Get it replaced or it could become dangerous to your braking, and you could lose all steering.
Where on the rack is it leaking? if it is a union (where the hydraulic pipes and the rack meet) then you may just need to tighten up the union, however if it is leaking from the steering rack gaitor then it isn't as quick as doing up a bolt. The only way to solve a leaking power steering rack, if it is leaking from anywhere other than a union, on the sharan (7M0) is to replace the rack, it is a fairly simple job that any practiced home mechanic with the correct tools can do. I hope this helps but if you have any other queries on this please contact me and I can answer in more detail for you.
We had to replace the rack and pinion in our 2005 T&C. The only symptom we had was the power steering fluid was leaking.