my car had a few problems when i bought it but this is the first thing to go wrong while i have owned it
my wrack and pinion steering has started leaking from the rubber boots that cover the track rods
has any one replaced the seals or what ever
i cant find how to rebuild this in the manual i have
thanks

 

The lack of rebuild information suggests that the factory wants you to replace the unit with a new or remanufactured part. The gaiters and clamps are available as a separate part from Jaguar, but the internal seals are not. The actual rack from 2002.5 on is a ZF unit.

If you pull the rack and remove the gaiters, the seal numbers/designation "should" be available on the part itself. Hopefully the shaft is not scored and a seal replacement would suffice.

 

thanks, what holds the seals in place, there must be a circlip or some thing

 

Indeed there is:

 

Replace the steering rack assembly and outer tie rod ends.

You can also have the steering rack assembly overhauled and shipped back to you. Perhaps someone in Australia can suggest a local source.

 

thanks guys, he makes it look easy

 

Is the steering rack leaking a lot or just seeping and not losing much fluid? The rack on my car has been seeping for years and very rarely I have to add a tiny bit of fluid. If that's the case with yours, I wouldn't bother with it.

 

thanks guys
it is leaking quiet a lot out of the boots near the track rod ends
still works ok

 

I had a mate with an XJ who had the same problem. Every year before he took the car for its MOT he would drain the fluid from the rubber gaiters and re-clamp them.

 

hahaha,yes, mine is leaking a lot more than that
i have just come in after pulling it to pieces, now i need to get the seals