Jorgen Rack failure

[l.leung at juno.com]

Josh and others:

Thanks for the replies. It appears that the racks seem to go
anywhere from 2 yrs to 4 years for those whom have reported
failures. I wonder how many have been put in that HAVEN'T failed.
Mine (2 yrs) has evidence of leaking (including a drop in the
reservoir) but that seems to have (assuming temporarily) stopped,
with the latest topping off of the reservoir (about 4 oz/120 ml).
Not sure why, but at least temporarily happy not to have to consider
doing the job. Between the rack and my valve cover gasket, I've taken
to calling my 200Q a new name...Puddles.

Thanks for all of the replies (and in advance for new ones for the "non" failure survey question)

LL - NY    '89 200Q chipped, 16's, H+R's ... Puddles
           '90 Subie Legacy beater, stock ... Piddles

(home of the "British car garage without the Britons.... or the garage)


Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:23:31 -0500
Subject: Re: Type 44 Jorgen Rack failure
From: Joshua Van Tol <josh at spiny.com>
To: quattro quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>

I have. The rack lasted about 2 years, and 80k miles. The rubber boot
deteriorated, and it began to leak. They supplied a replacement, no
hassles, but didn't pay anything for labor.

On Thursday, April 10, 2003, at 08:55  AM, l.leung at juno.com wrote:

> Just taking a quick survey:
>
> How many of you whom have replaced their
> type 44 steering rack with a Jorgen unit
> have experienced a leakage failure?
>
> Just curious.
>
> TIA,
>
> LL - NY