[s-cars] steering rack

[Tom Green]

On Friday, April 11, 2003, at 06:22 PM, Reply-To: <lee at wheelman.com>
> From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
> To: "S-Cars" <s-car-list at audifans.com>,
> 	"Qlist" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:05:02 -0400
> Subject: [s-cars] steering rack
>
>
> Bad news. The deposits on my garage floor are from the steering rack
> in my
> S6.
>
> So it looks like I'm getting a new one.
>
> Questions...
>
> What usually gets installed...new or rebuilt? What do they run?
>
> How difficult a job is it?
>
> Is it something that a shade tree mechanic can do in an afternoon with
> the
> right tools and a helpful mailing list? :)
>
> As long as I'm in there, what else should I change - hoses, bushings,
> RS2
> exhaust manifold, Stromung exhaust, etc...?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee
> '95.5 S6 avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant

Lee

More bad news,  if you're planning a leisurely afternoon with helpful
friends, beer, etc.
Flat rate is 10 hr + alignment.  Mine was changed twice :-).  Audi
warranty on first, parts warranty on second.  Part list was $1550,
labor was only $550, including alignment, and total hyd fluid change.
This (and the brake booster) is the reason to keep the hyd fluid
changed, and to flush and replace when any work is done on the system.
Someone posted a link to  Griffith ? rebuilders in Mich. as highly
regarded.  I would expect a rebuild to be approx $500.  The r&r is
possible, but a lot of work, and not one to just have the Bentley handy
"in case I need it".   If I had mine out, I would sure jerk out that
piece of fuel line left from the second RF recall.  Blau used to run a
rebuild operation also.  I don't know if they still do since he closed
the repair shop and went parts only.
HTH

Tom '95 S6