Re: Heat shield? (melting steering rack bushings)

[Mash <type53@yahoo.com>]

--- Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com> wrote:
> So, I have a TT 2.5" downpipe on my 16v car, and
> converted it to manual steering. Here's the problem,
> the TT downpipe doesn't have a heatshield.
> Consequently, it gets hot and starts to melt the
> passenger side steering rack bushing. Not cool. Is
> there a manual rack heatshield which I am missing,
> or should I just build something out of whatever
> seemingly flexible metal I can find at home depot?
> Anyone else have this problem? I need to have this
> car aligned, but I don't want to have it aligned
> when the rack bushing is slowly melting, and
> altering steering rack position over time :( I
> figure maybe if there isn't one available, I could
> make one out of sheetmetal, or something that would
> just go directly between the downpipe & bushing,
> using the upper bushing bolt as a mounting point.
> Doesn't sound too hard. Is there something I can get
> that's factory or off another VW which would do the
> trick?
> 	-ghuff

I use TT downpipes, have manual steering, and never
had this problem. I don't use heatshields.

Granted, my cars are 8V, but ??????
> 
> 
> --
> Email LIST problems to:
> scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org.
> To unsubscibe send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the
> message to majordomo@scirocco.org
> 


=====
Mark Peele
1985 Scirocco, 1982 Scirocco, 1981 Scirocco, 1978 Scirocco, 1987 Golf GT
http://www.scirocco2.de/mark.htm
Direct Mail: SCIROCCO_GTX@YAHOO.COM
Need parts? try http://www.parts4vws.com/ (Potterman)
or http://www.germanautoparts.com/ (Adirondack)

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone.
http://phone.yahoo.com

--
Email LIST problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org.
To unsubscibe send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to majordomo@scirocco.org