steering rack

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Here are some shots of one that is out of the car.  Pictures 4938 through
4942.  http://scirocco.dyn.dhs.org/vw/list/Don_Walter/Steering/

Hope they help,



On 2/26/06, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I really think you should try adjusting it while you have the trans out.
> If
> you need to remove it for any reason it's much easier now than with the
> trans back in place.
> Depending on how anal you want to get you might want to go ahead and pull
> the rack, clean everything up, regrease and reinstall.
> If it was me (and I'm really anal about this type of stuff) I'd do that
> and
> adjust it on the bench, then install it and make sure the adjustment feels
> good with the car in the air turning it lock to lock.
> Dan
>
> From: "Chuck Blue" <sukchew@cox-internet.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 4:03 PM
>
> >I just finished taking a look at it and I think I can bend a wrench so it
> >will work.I'm going to wait untill the trans is back in before attempting
> >the adjustment.That way verything will be hooked up with less chance of a
> >screw up and it will be easier to center.
> > Thanks for the information.
> > ole blue
>
> > From: "Gordon Forbess" <gforbess@attglobal.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 2:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: steering rack
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:02:29 -0500, "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@verizon.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>My early Scirocco Bentley shows an adjustment for the steering rack.
> >>>Unfortunately, it's on the firewall side of the rack and getting at it
> >>>would
> >>>probably take an act of God. Either that or removal of the rack. ;^)
> >>
> >> I put this off for years until the rattle in the rack became too much.
> >> There is an adjustment and it isn't easy, but you can remove the d/s
> >> front wheel and get at it through the opening for the tie rod in the
> >> body.  It's a 17mm lock nut with an 8mm adjustment stud, IIRC.
> >> There's hardly any room to swing the large wrench.  I had to alternate
> >> between two different ones with slightly different offset on the box
> >> end to loosen and tighten the lock nut.
> >>
> >> My Bentley shows some trick wrench with an arc in the handle used to
> >> get at the lock nut from the top side.
> >>
> >> It is not an easy adjustment to get right without some trial and error
> >> and doing it with the rack removed may not give you the true feel of
> >> it without the steering column/wheel hooked up.  What feels right at
> >> the center will be too tight about 1/10 of a steering wheel turn in
> >> either direction as the rack wears more there.  Good Luck.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Gordon
> >> 75 Mk I/Drake 1.9
> >> http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/scirocco.htm
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1984 8V Audi 4000s (lastest addition)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)