I was able to get rid of the вЂњsqueaking soundвЂќ in the Left, but still have a metalic rattle when I hit a solid/hard bump. So as well as replacing BOTH sway bar links I replaced BOTH TREs and UCAs. I will note that I replaced the sway bar links because last Winter I was having вЂњfront end noise.вЂќ In doing the checks from EricвЂ™s videos I found one tie rod end (TRE) (left) was bad (play and squeaking) and the Right Upper Control Arm (UCA) ball joint was bad too. The inner tie-rods seem snug on the right, though I noted a slight clicking sound from under the boot on the left side when prying on the inner tie rod. The rack seems to be well seated with no movement. I tried some prying around with a bar just now. That said, have not had a leak until recently. That reminded me that 10 years ago I did replace the pressure like from the PS pump to the rack (gear box?). That usually means that yours truly has been playing here previously as i always clean up bolts and coat them with never-seize before replacing them. I do note a bunch of never seize smeared on the bolts for the spash guard/cover. Does not look like there is a leak where the inner tie-rods connect into the gear box вЂ“ boots there but kind of looks as if the halves could be leaking? Or is there something on top that leaks? That gear box looks like it is in a couple of pieces that bolt together. No one picture shows both pairs of lines in a good perspective as I think my lighting flattens things out? In addition those lines are behind or down stream from the gear box вЂ“ if that is important. It is hard to see, and I took pictures from various angles to try to show the space between the lines and the sway bar. Then I looked at the lines versus the sway bar and it looks like there is some health distance between them. Looks like the sway bar bushings are in tact and in decent shape вЂ“ I donвЂ™t see any obvious wear or cracking. I replaced both actually.Д«ut the best thing about the reply was it gave me something to go look for and some education on what the parts are called! So I went and looked and snapped a few more pictures. Also kind of made sense as I found and repaired a broken sway bar link this Spring.

I see what you said about possible play in the sway bar and damaging the lines. Hey вЂ“ Thanks for that reply! Much appreciated. Took the following pictures.Д¬an anyone tell me what is leaking? Where I need to check or what to photograph next? So I took the 3 bolts off the cover and saw a bunch of wet spaghetti. Also noted a bunch of fluid on the under carriage вЂњdownstreamвЂќ as the air flow form this cover. Looks to be some kind of distribution valve system associated with the PS rack and lots of fluid on the cover. Ran the car up on a jack, blocks under the wheels and jack stands under the pinch welds and crawled under the car. Fluid did not appear to be brown so assume it was not motor oil. Did note a small amount of oil-like fluid on the garage floor under where the engine sits. So I looked around and didnвЂ™t see anything obvious from above. When I popped the hood and looked the fluid level was down gain in the PS reservoir. PS worked fine on the drive home and during the low speed turns in the drive & garage. So I filled the PS reservoir up to the upper line and drove home. Did not see any sign of leaks anywhere around the PS Pump. So while I was in the lot (yeah, I know вЂњin lotвЂќ repairs!) I popped the hood and inspected the PS Pump. Counter person suggested that usually the PS pump was the culprit. So I headed from the gas station straight to NAPA and bought a bottle of their Honda equivalent PS Fluid.

Fluid level was probably as far below the lower line as the distance between the upper & lower lines. When I stopped for gas I checked the PS reservoir and the fluid level was well below the lower line.

But it cut in and out, so not totally gone.

Reminded me of the old cars I had before there was power steering, kind of hard to turn the wheel. Was recently driving and periodically the steering would get difficult on low speed turns. Subject: 1989 Honda Accord, LXI, A20A3 EFI engine, 5-spd MT, 4-dr sedan

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