[s-cars] steering rack

[Tom Green]

Thanks Fred,

That's it.  At least I knew they were in Michigan.

Tom, trying to make hard drives on a MAC/w ATA133 card behave.  And you
think the Audi is temperamental. :-)

On Sunday, April 13, 2003, at 08:56 AM, Fred Munro wrote:

> Hi Lee;
>
> The "standard" in rebuilt racks for the Type 44 is from Jorgen Auto
> www.jorgenauto.com . Apparently they use stainless bushings in the
> rebuild
> and their racks are more durable than the OEM units. They make a rack
> for
> the '92-'94 100 model with or without Servotronic for around $235 -
> this
> would probably work in your UrS, but check the FA for part numbers.
> I've
> never used their products, but have seen many postings on the mother
> list
> regarding them (mostly favourable) for the Type 44.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Tom Green
> Sent: April 11, 2003 8:38 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com; lee at wheelman.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] steering rack
>
>
>
> 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
>
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