Replacing this rubber gaiter on the power steering rack - Saxperience

george7378 · 10th April 2022, 11:22

Hey all - I have a 2002 Saxo 1.1 Desire (electric power steering), and one job I've been meaning to get round to is replacing this broken gaiter on the power steering rack:

Haven't really tried yet, but does anyone know if it's an easy job? Or do I have to take the rack out, drain the fluid, etc...

Also if you've done it yourself, did you have to get a saxo-specific part or are there universal ones?

Cheers

Bedford126 · 11th April 2022, 16:26

Universal gaiter will do, the knuckle end of the rack needs to come off so you can slip it on.

george7378 · 12th April 2022, 09:34

Cool, thanks, yeah looks like you can just undo that one bolt and slide it right off 👍

mtee · 19th April 2022, 17:35

I had my broken gaiter replaced. The garage used a a non-original part. It lasted only a couple of years. So I had it redone, now with the original Citroën spare part.

Bedford126 · 22nd April 2022, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtee

I had my broken gaiter replaced. The garage used a a non-original part. It lasted only a couple of years. So I had it redone, now with the original Citroën spare part.

£100 says it’s not original, part expired from Citroen system meaning no genuine ones left, it will be a reproduction part.