The Mitsubishi Pajero Owners Club®

medicman · **** Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 396 Location: Leeds

Hi guys

Put the truck into my local Mitsubishi dealer for its annual service today, " I do it every year " and got phone call from them regarding

it's "health check" stating there is weeping of oil on the bottom of the steering rack, on the " yoke adjuster bit " and a small hole on

side of DPF approx biro pen size, just advisory but needs addressing at some time soon, and just for info, wait for it, price of new

rack fitted £3584 and £675 for DPF, nearly fell off the chair, needless to say won't be buying new rack but would appreciate advice

about repairing it, if its possible, will fill the exhaust hole with putty.

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peteinchad · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 20:49 Post subject: Re: Vehicle health check results

radiomike · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 22:31 Post subject:

The yoke adjuster is the is the device which controls the mesh of the rack with the pinion, I thought ours was weeping but it looks like the oil is coming from the pinion shaft seal at just 37k miles.

radiomike · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 22:37 Post subject: Re: Vehicle health check results

peteinchad · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 5:10 Post subject:

It does seem a bit expensive ! Shocked

medicman · **** Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 396 Location: Leeds

Hi and thanks for the replys

Radiomike mines done 39k and if its same leak as yours what can I do about it, what did you do?

SteveMilner · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 14:05 Post subject:

I bought a reconditioned rack from a place near bristol (you have to send your rack back to them after the swap out) for £275 and got my local garage to swap it out.

I was loosing fluid at a rate of knots but I'm not technically minded enough to explain where - Apparently the bit where the steering shaft goes in.

There has been a couple of downsides to this that Im still trying to work through - The heating in the car is well below par, although this may be a coincidence and I have an airbag light on.

Regards,
Steve

radiomike · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 14:33 Post subject:

SteveMilner · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 15:58 Post subject:

johndps · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 20:21 Post subject:

I worked at a main dealer and was the guy that called with results of VHC's.
You'd be surprised at the number of folks who say...just do it.
You'd be surprised at the number of folks that say just do it BEFORE they hear the price.
And don't get me started on lips on brake discs.
I can accept that the factory didn't put a lip on the disc when it left the factory,
but having worked on cars for many a long and weary year,
not every disc that has a lip on it needs replaced.
But jeez...soon as Joe Public hears BRAKES, they go into must-be-done-mode.
lol