Thread: Power Steering Rack Problems

so a few days ago my car had to go to the dealership to get a wheel bearing replaced and they tell me that I need to get the power steering rack replaced and the only option is to the replace the entire thing, even though there is just a small drip of fluid coming out of the left side, I was told you can just crimp a section of pipe over it to stop the flow and save myself the $1400 to get it fixed

Any suggestions on what I should do? they told me it's part #49001, but couldn't I just get the #49510N?

I really am lost any help is appreciated...

Where'd you go, Zimbrick or Kayser? I was a Nissan master cert. tech at Zimbrick sinve they got Nissan from Jon Lancaster. If you need something done on the side, let me know. PM me.

The reason why it is $1400 is Nissan does not rebuild racks, they replace then brand new which is like $700.00. Good for my Maxima, bad for my NX. Why and i cheap with the NX I will never know.

Yeah I got it taken care of a little while ago, originally they were asking $1200 for the part $500 for labor, but then I went to courtesy and talked to clinton (if you know who that is) and claimed it was a different part, which it wasn't since the part numbers matched up exactly, but eventually I just went to bumper to bumper and got a rebuilt rack with a lifetime warranty for like $300, still paid the $500 for labor but I'm counting it as a win anyways.

and it was zimbrick