"The Rack"

[Chris Dyer]

Leaks are a sure clue.  Have it flushed w/new, oem fluid & see what happens.

Considering the car's age, it may be front end/suspension rebuild time; and 
make sure your tire pressures are correct at all 4 corners. Last, what tires 
are on the car? I had some cheapy Pep Boys no-names that were POS. Got some 
Dunlops and am much happier.


>From: gwbutler <gwbutler at net1plus.com>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: "The Rack"
>Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:12:29 -0500
>
>Hello all,
>
>I just bought an 88 5ksq for my son...(I know he'll pay me back).  Based on
>generous technical advice from other listers I thought I did a good job of
>doing a pre-sales assessment (actually, I didn't pay a lot for the vehicle
>anyway). However, while "shaking-down" the car (driving it for a couple of
>weeks before letting him have it), I've noticed that the steering is a 
>little
>funky.  I've thrown some better rubber on the car which seems to have 
>helped
>somewhat and will be scheduling a four-wheel alignment very soon.  After
>seeing numerous references to faulty steering racks on the Quattro list, I
>wondered if this particular rack was on the way out.  It [the rack] doesn't
>leak steering fluid (although,..the steering fluid was very low when I 
>bought
>the car). What I notice is that the car seems to, occasionally, pull very
>slightly to one side or the other. Once it seemed to momentarily stiffen 
>while
>turning right.  I'll cut to the chase... How would I know if my rack was 
>shot?
>  What characteristics should I be watching for?  TIA
>
>Regards,
>
>George B.
>84 4ksq
>88 5ks
>

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