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You think so? It certainly sounds about right (tho I didn’t want to think about it) as this issue has existed pretty much since day 1. Even after installing it I still had to keep putting PS fluid in it from time to time because it kept running low, but at the time it was only if I drove the car anywhere; no doubt because turning the wheel was having a minor effect on the PS loss.

Would not getting an alignment have anything to do with it? I only drive about 2,200 miles a year so I didn’t think one was necessary. Not really gonna wear my tires down with that little bit of driving.

The new rack wasn’t expensive, only $120 plus an $80 core charge = $200 so maybe it just wasn’t all that durable to begin with? Or maybe the auto parts store banged it up before they shipped it? The box itself was sketchy at best when I got it, like they couldn’t have found a box big enough for it so they just tried to cram it into one that barely fit. Trying to find a picture of it I had taken but may have already deleted it from my computer. But the box itself was ripped and in poor shape when it arrived on my doorstep. Had to wrap a bunch of duct tape around the ripped part of it when I sent it back for a core return. Wasn’t thrilled about that, but also might not mean anything at all.

P.S. Went back to my first post and input my car’s mileage on it. Don’t have the exact number and too lazy to go out and look but its still close enough in my opinion.

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