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Question: 1st steer'ng rack lasted 6+yrs b4 leaking.New OEM rack leaking b4 2yrs old.WHY?

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junketnow, 3.8L V6, Ann Arbor, MI, February 08, 2012, 13:12
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Shouldn't I expect to get more than 2yrs use out of new OEM steering gear?

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    globalhelper February 08, 2012, 13:24
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    YES YOU SHOULD BUT REMEMBER THEY ARE ALL R/B ASSEMBLIES.ALSO ALOT DEPENDS ON IF YOUR SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY FLUSH PRIOR TO NEW ASM BEING INSTALL.IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL PC OF DEBRI TO DESTROY RACK SEALS

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, February 08, 2012, 23:09
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    A lot of after market steering racks are poorly rebuilt, I would have expected a new Chevy rack would have been better. System must not have been properly flushed unless it failed due to a ripped steering rack boot.

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