Ever replace a power steering pump, only to see the rack fail soon after?
You’re not alone. In this Inside the Brands episode, CRP Automotive Brand Manager Todd Ciccone explains why hydraulic power steering repairs are far more reliable when the rack and pump are replaced together.

When one component fails, it often leaves behind metal shavings and contamination in the part that wasn’t replaced. Install a new pump or rack on its own, and that debris can quickly cause scoring, leaks, and another comeback. The repair looks fine at first, until it isn’t.

While replacing just one component may seem like the cheaper option, comebacks have their own cost. Extra labor, warranty claims, and the hardest thing to replace, customer trust. Field data shows that when shops replace both the power steering rack and pump at the same time, warranty rates can drop to as low as 1–2 percent.

That’s why, on hydraulic power steering repairs, we recommend:

• Replacing the rack and pump together

• Eliminating contamination before it causes another failure

• Doing the job once instead of twice

AAE offers a wide range of matched power steering rack and pump combinations, making it easier to complete a full repair the first time.

This video is a quick reminder that in power steering repairs, it’s usually not a matter of if the other part will fail, but when.