Honda Repair: power steering fluid leak, power steering fluid leak, wheel shaft


Question
I'm losing power steering fluid.  It looks like it is leaking around a small tube going into a boot on the passenger side front wheel shaft/pinion etc.  It is a 95 civic with over 200k and is running great, but I'm having to add power steering fluid every couple of weeks.

Any ideas about what might be happening and where I might get a diagram of flow of ps fluid.

thanks
rick  

Answer
Sounds like the steering rack is leaking.  That small hose is a breather hose which allows the air to flow between the boots on each side when it turns.  If there is fluid coming out of that hose, the seal is leaking.  Time for a new rack or just keep adding fluid as the rack will cost you several hundred bucks.