The boot doesn't hold in the power steering fluid; the seals do.  If a
significant amount of fluid has been lost, new seals (or new R & P) might be
in order.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: bellows boot follow -up q

> In a message dated 8/25/99 7:38:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jpeterruch@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
>
> << Should the linkage that the boot protects be cleaned, greased, or
otherwise
>  treated before reclamping the boot?
>   >>
> no. just top off your ATF in your ps resivoir, as some may have leaked
out.
>
> chris
>