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Re: Shaving Poly rack mounts (suggestions NEEDED)

Are you trying to use poly mounts in a power steering rack?  I don't think they are available for  the PS rack only manual racks, thus your problems...I wouldn't mess with trying to make them fit since it could effect the steering geometry in some way.

David

>From: "Craig Williams"
>To: "Scirocco Mailing List"
>Subject: Re: Shaving Poly rack mounts (suggestions NEEDED)
>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:01:07 -0800
>
>Mine bolted up properly in my '81 without power steering. They were tough to
>do, but as I wrenched down on them, they fell into place. Just wrench them
>down evenly.
>
>Good Luck -- --Craig Williams
>1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
>1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For the Wife & baby)
>2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
>Northern California, USA
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: RoccoPhil
>To: Scirocco Mailing List
>Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 2:42 PM
>Subject: Shaving Poly rack mounts (suggestions NEEDED)
>
>
> > Well, I don't want to have to do this, but if I can't finagle the rack up
> > against the body properly this weekend w/o having to shim out 3/4" to the
> > brackets w/ washers (which I *won't* do, thank you), then I'll be forced
>to
> > shave the back of the mounts a bit. Anyone have any suggestions on a tool
> > to do this with?
> >
> > I think the problem is that the mounts are a little too fat-ass in the
>back.
> > They fit around the rack and into the brackets perfectly, but they are
>quite
> > fat in the rear compared to the OEM mounts. Now, this is a
>power-to-manual
> > swap, which we are all familiar with by now, I know ;-) But I don't
>think
> > the brackets are different between the two and the rack sure is the right
> > one, since it's OEM and new....
> >
> > -Phil
> >
> >
> >
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