pop! goes the steering rack, then the mess

[Fred Munro]

Doesn't sound good, Wylie.

I've done this adjustment myself on Type 44s and C4s, but I always use a
road test to verify the setting. I turn the bolt in 1/8 of a turn and take
it for a drive. As the adjustment gets too tight, the steering will not
return to centre on it's own and it's time to back off the adjustment. A
clunk may be caused by something other than a loose preload, so if you are
adjusting by ear you can over tighten the preload. I wasn't aware that over
tightening the preload adjustment could crack the rack and cause a Pentosin
leak.
The Bentley repair manual has a procedure for this adjustment.

Fred Munro
'94 S4



-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
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Sent: August 9, 2003 12:08 AM
To: audi20v; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: pop! goes the steering rack, then the mess


Symptoms as described below have plagued the cq....