Time to find another garage, you are being ripped off by the sounds of
it!

'You' should go and check the fluid yourself. The power steering pump
has a cap with a dipstick on it for checking the power steering fluid.
You might just have a leaky fitting allowing the fluid to escape.

Mike
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wrote:
>
> Thank you!!! this makes me feel so much better! I don't love the $75/
> an hour part (which i think is what midas charges) but i can deal with
> a few hundred dollars.
> i think i am a little gunshy because i suddenly had to replace my
> radiotor last year and it was almost $1000!! now whenever something
> happens i get a little worried about the cash i will have to put out.
> my emergency fund is just not that big!
>
> thanks again!
>
> - kelly
>
> wrote:
> > > wrote in message
> > oups.com...
> > > Hi everyone,
> > Rack and pinion unit from NAPA costs ca $260
> > Power steering pump is about $60
> >
> > Figure mechanics time at about $75 per hour, plus fluid, etc.