Squeaky steering rack

[91cblx]

Hey guys, my steering rack has been getting squeaky lately, topped off the fluid to the max fill line (wasn't low anyways) but it still squeaks when steering. Any idea what could be causing this? If so, how could I fix it without having to get a new rack?

[DarkHusk11]

Have someone start the car and turn the wheel as your filling up the reservoir. Because when it squeaks it usually means low fluid.

[alan lx]

Try to refill it again.. Then start the car and turn the wheel all the way to the right, then all the way to the left, then turn it back to center. Then turn the car off and recheck the level.Do this a couple times. If the level went back down low, repeat all the steps above til the level is full. My daughter's 90 LX recently was making noises when turning. Then after going thru all the steps above, it is fixed. At least for a bit. It has a slow leak. Good luck.

[Ds060510]

my cb7 does this too...and its so annoying...what i do is just refill with fluid...and it stops...or i let my car warm up from the start and it drives fine no squeak

[91cblx]

it's not the same squeak as when the fluid is low, got under the car and it sound internal of the rack and pinion. maybe the piston got dried up, probably better off replacing it than tearing it apart

[slammed91cb7]

it's not the same squeak as when the fluid is low, got under the car and it sound internal of the rack and pinion. maybe the piston got dried up, probably better off replacing it than tearing it apart

mines doing this too not really a squeak but kind of a humming noise

[91cblx]

found out what it was! Lower ball joints. So dry metal on metal sounded like it was coming from the rack and pinion. Replaced rack and pinion as well though soon after.

[The G-Man]

Good that it was not the rack, but for everyone else's knowledge, the PS system is finicky with fluid. If I use anything other than Honda fluid, or MasterPro PS fluid that I can only find at O'Reilly's Auto Parts, the rack will squeak.