Leaky Boots

[ediguano]

Hey guys,
I thought today while I have some spare hours, I'd try to figure out where the leak in my Power Steering is coming from. I degreased everything down there to try and locate it specifically.

The left hand boot had a broken ratchet clamp and there was some seepage there. Turns out it was full of fluid. The RHS wasn't leaking but I thought I'd check anyway. Also full of fluid.
Is this normal? I assumed they would just act as dust covers.

The p/s switch had a bit of oil caked around it but I'm not sure this was the main cause of the leaking. Most of the oil was running along the shaft to the middle and dripping down onto the cross member.

After reading through other guys problems with there p/steering leaks, I am thinking I may have some rooted seals in there somewhere.

If anyone can shed some light on this, that'd be great although I get the feeling this is not going to be a case of a new $45 switch!

Cheers guys
ed