'91 coupe quattro in need of steering rack (Christopher Gharibo)

Tue May 24 12:36:36 PDT 2016

Rock Auto has some rebuilt power steering racks available at:
http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/audi,1991,coupe,2.3l+l5,1009077,steering,rack+and+pinion+complete+unit,7388

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Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 16:10:45 -0400
From: Christopher Gharibo <cgharibo at usa.net>
To: quattro at audifans.com, 20v at lists.20v.org
Subject: '91 coupe quattro in need of steering rack
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My '91 coupe's steering rack is leaking badly. What're my options for a 
quality repair or replacement? The part is not readily available.

Thank you.

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Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 16:44:30 -0400
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Jorgen Automotive I believe still rebuilds these. They used to have cores 
and have rebuilt units on hand but I'm not sure if they still do or not. You 
have to check with them. Getting the rack out of the car is a total pain in 
the you-know-what with the engine in place.

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From: "Christopher Gharibo" <cgharibo at usa.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>, <20v at lists.20v.org>
Subject: [20v] '91 coupe quattro in need of steering rack
Date: Mon, May 23, 2016 4:10 PM

My '91 coupe's steering rack is leaking badly. What're my options for a 
quality repair or replacement? The part is not readily available.

Thank you.
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Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 18:40:17 -0400
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Second hand is what came to mind when I saw it. aKa a spare to rebuild 
before R&R

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From: "Bernie Benz" <b.benz at charter.net>
To: "Peter Harris" <peterjfharris at netspace.net.au>
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Subject: [20v] '91 coupe quattro in need of steering rack
Date: Mon, May 23, 2016 6:11 PM

Peter, what’s a S/H rack?
On May 23, 2016, at 2:36 PM, Peter Harris wrote:

it might be a plan to get a clean S/H rack and service it then swap.

Peter H

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To: Christopher Gharibo ; quattro at audifans.com ; Audi20v

Subject: Re: [20v] '91 coupe quattro in need of steering
rack

Jorgen Automotive I believe still rebuilds these. They used to have
cores and have rebuilt units on hand but I'm not sure if they still do or 
not.
You have to check with them. Getting the rack out of the car is a total pain 
in
the you-know-what with the engine in place.

Sent on the new Sprint Network

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Subject: [20v] '91 coupe quattro in need of
steering rack
Date: Mon, May 23, 2016 4:10 PM

My '91 coupe's steering rack is leaking badly. What're my options for a 
quality repair or replacement? The part is not readily available.

Thank you.
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Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 21:55:39 -0600
From: Peter Golledge <petergolledge at gmail.com>
To: quattro <quattro at audifans.com>
Subject: Fuel pump fuse fun
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Listers,

Had a Fuel Pump fuse blow a couple of times in the 95 S6, figured with
120K+ miles under my ownership the fuel pump  had worn through brushes/slip
rings or some such.  Replaced pump, all was well for a few weeks, then back
to fuse blowing randomly.

Relayed the FP wiring to avoid known issues in that area, next test drive
blew the fuse on the new "under seat" relay circuit instead of the regular
fuse.  So at least I knew issue was in the tank.  Surgery was conducted
with 18 year old son assisting, easy since this is the Avant.  All looked
good from my viewpoint, fortunately young person eyes spotted some
insulation just worn through on the green/yellow (power) wire.  The wire
(zip tied to the fuel line) has been rubbing on the tank at times in the
last 241 K miles and finally got to the point where it would short to
ground on the tank body itself!  Slit some 3/8" fuel line along its length
and wrapped/zip tied over both wire and line to insulate and provide
protection against future abrasion.  Worth checking those wires very
carefully when doing fuel pump R&R on our aged Audi fleets!

Cheers

Peter Golledge

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