Thanks for all the info, in general the cars just go in for oil changes, since it cost about the same for me to buy the oil, recycle the oil(hard to find a place to take it!) buy the filter, jack up the car,etc... so it goes to the dealer for these little things, then they do the free inspections which usually flag me to a problem or a might be a problem, that most of the time isn't. Funny thing is the first thing I did was google rack and pinion for this vehicle and found what Roger found you can get a rebuilt unit for 400 bucks, and I guess I could probably install it with some manual or online help, but I figured before paying too much an additive might be a good place to start.
Hoss - I haven't seen any fluid marks under any of the cars. So the leak can't be that bad. But I will monitor the fluid level going foward, and plan to crawl under it to see if I can find a leak, once the rain stops and the ground drys a little.
Mostly I've had excellent success with "Miracle " additives, like stops leak to the radiator for a head gasget leak in the truck maybe 70K miles ago, no leaks, no problems there yet, and in our old Honda Prelude that had a power steering pump leak, that the dealer on a oil change pointed out. Same scenario there, need new pump, to the tune of 1200 bucks, I told him the car wasn't worth more than twice that at the time, and then he side barred me, and suggested a stop leak product that I can't remember, that worked for the rest of the time we owned that car, and probably still is! So I'll go out and buy some Lucus(Prince of Lightness! ) and give it a try! If that doesn't work, I'll be asking advice on replacing the rack unit with a used or rebuilt one. Thanks all of you for your input.