Having a hard time getting to the pin to remove the steering rack of a 2000 chrysler300 m do i have to turn the steering wheel back n forth so pin is easier to get to so i can remove it. Help please

sounds like the valves in the box or rack want renewing.can you get a recon rack?.or you could do a pressure check of the pump by teeing in a pressure guage

Most likely the seals on either the pump or the rack and pinion. Could be a leaking hose between the two. Might be a loose or leaking hose connection at the pump or at the rack and pinion. If you lose the fluid in a short period of time it shouldn't be to hard to find the leak, and you are also smelling it burn when it hits the the exhaust pipes. Refill the system and with the engine running have someone turn the steering wheel back and forth while you look at the pump, lines, and at each end of the rack and pinion. you WILL find the leak.

Either a worn rack or a loose steering wheel bolt. Probably time for a new steering rack though. have someone turn the steering wheel back and forth slightly while you watch the steering linkage where it enters the rack; if the linkage is moving along with the wheel the problem is in the rack.

Don't understand locking up - if you can't move the steering wheel at all would be a mechanism inside the steering column. is a pin that moves downward out of a plate (typically) as the ignition key is turned from lock to accessory, or start.  If steering is just really stiff then could be a bad steering rack, broken Strut Spring or Strut Bearing (usually noisy when turning as well if you move wheel back and forth and a thump while doing this is a bad strut spring an easy thing to check, or perhaps bad ball-joint or dirt in the power steering system - to flush system remove the low pressure hose from the power steering unit (the one with a simple clamp - Start car while you squirt the old fluid from the system into a container continuously or simultaneously fill with new fluid as someone gently moves the steering wheel slowing back and forth being careful not to overfill or bump into the ends at the extreme ends of the turns as could damage steering rack.  This flushes the system - be prepared for a mess if you don't do properly.  A clear 4L container can be wedged in there if the engine is cool - then when complete put cap on and remove.
Watch out for the belts and any cooling fan that can turn on anytime if an electrical fan.
Finally the steering pump itself may be the culprit.
Good luck.

do you mean you cannot turn at all? if not you can try to turn the key and rock the steering wheel back and forth at the same time. this will unstuck it.
if it's hard to turn then the rack and pinion is bad.

try loostening the high pressure side of the pwr steering pump at the input to rack (I did not say remove it ) it's sounds like either the pump is shot or it's air bound and can't get fluid into the rack
with the fitting loostened try turning the wheel back and forth see if fluid leaks out or is all Bubbles?

sadly it sounds like the rack and pinion is going bad..rebuilt units are available ...you'll need a 4 wheel alignment after replacement.  Get this fixed as it very dangerous and will only get worse

have some one start your car and turn the wheel back and forth and have them tell you when it gets tight. Then look for anything getting hung up on the steering arm, or anything at all

is the vehicle out of gear and in the park position? if so try and turn the steering wheel left and right at the same time turn the key back and forth slowly. repeat this proccess several times. also move your shifter back and forth several times slowly. if this doesn't solve the problem, there is a pin inside the steer wheel coloumn that is the problem. you will have to remove the steering wheel column covers to solve this. good luck ....please rate this.......thanks

The first thing you have to ask yourself is "where did the old fluid go in the first place?"

Most likely, it is leaking from the steering rack itself, and into the dust boots, which is why you can't see it.

If the system was completely empty, you will have to fill it, and turn the wheel from left to right, all the way from "lock to lock" each way. This can be hard, but that's what you have to do to get the fluid back into the system.

It "should" only take 3-4 complete turns back and forth for it to work, unless there's a major leak. Then, top off the system.

Look under the car for any signs of fluid "weeping" from out of the steering rack.