# Leaking rack & pinion assembly

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaking-rack-pinion-assembly/62639>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** protege, mazda\
**Created:** [March 15, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaking-rack-pinion-assembly/62639 "2011-03-15T15:04:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kuiama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8baadc/32.png) [@Kuiama](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kuiama)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaking-rack-pinion-assembly/62639/9 "2011-03-17T00:22:11Z")

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Agreed…I almost had this same scam perpetrated on me at one of the larger national chains…took me totally aback when the guy told me I needed a new steering rack when I had never, ever added any fluid to the reservoir. I took it to my local independent garage and it passed with flying colors!

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