Thanks, you are right of course.  And after I had posted that I realized
that what had happened was that the boots were cracked, not leaking.  But
then the leaking started just a few weeks after I replaced the boots.
Thanks again for clarifying my confused statement.

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 11:07 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>                 McN'
>
>         Your TisRod Boots are Not supposed to have any Fluid in them ~ So
>
> when You see Them "Leaking" it is Actually Your PSRack that is Leaking ~
>
>                                                         ORR ~ DeanB
>
> On 30 Mar , 2017, at 11:52 AM, David McNeely wrote:
>
> > FWIW, I replaced the tire rod boots on my camper because they were
> > leaking.  Just a few weeks later, the steering rack gave out, and I had
> to
> > replace that.  I suspect that leaking  tie rod boots, if not caught
> > immediately, allow road gunk in to damage the rack.  My beast is a 1991
> > Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, manual transmission, power steering.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Laura Mangan <laurakmangan@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for your response everyone.
> >>
> >> My steering wheel horn pad is padded, well, it's no longer attached, the
> >> clip broke. That's another asap fix (for state inspection)
> >>
> >> I DO have a Bentley manual. Sadly, I don't even know enough about the
> van,
> >> or mechanical things, to even know where to start half of the time.
> >>
> >> I'll check Into the condition of rack, and go from there. Parts pricing
> is
> >> significant for just tie rod vs. Steering rack.
> >>
> >> Thanks again,
> >>
> >> L
> >>
> >> On Mar 30, 2017 1:02 PM, "OlRivrRat" <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 30 Mar , 2017, at 9:55 AM, Eric Caron wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> If you don’t have one yet look at getting a Bently manual.  this will
> >> be
> >>> a big help in the future.  Keep it in the van!
> >>>
> >>>        I'll, of course, 2nd that thought ~ But Add ~ Removing &
> >> Replacing
> >>> the P'S'Rack is, Annoyingly, LeftOut of the
> >>>
> >>> Bentley ~ Or @Least Both Bentleys that I have ~ Or May I Just Can't
> Find
> >>> It ~
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>              ORR ~ DeanB
> >>
>
>