W210 Steering Rack leak
Original rack was leaking out the driver side boot. Got a replacement that was a reman unit. Installed and of course needing an alignment. After the first test drive, I noticed a decent amount of fluid on the garage floor under the gear box. After wiping down the gear box, started the engine. A slow leak began from one or two small holes that have a wire halfway across near where the pinion shaft goes in. Is this some kind of pressure release? Fluid was topped off but by no means too full. It isn't squirting out, just a steady drip, maybe one drop per 30 seconds or so.
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