[s-cars] Upgraded steering rack mounting bracket P/N

[Igor Kessel]

Fred Munro wrote:
> That is worth knowing, Craig! Thanks for the info. I looked for it in the FA
> but couldn't find it either.
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Craig D. Niederst
> Sent: October 20, 2003 8:29 PM
> To: Fred Munro; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Upgraded steering rack mounting bracket P/N
>
>
> Fred,
> I was beginning to think the same thing, but an ex-lister (James Yi) sent me
> an e-mail today saying that he did indeed buy the bracket from his dealer as
> a separate part (and only ~$20 too). BTW, I did see the nice write-up by Ron
> Einblau, but getting a custom bracket made will probably be a lot more than
> $20. If the original held for 10 years, the replacement should last for at
> least that long.
>
> Craig
> '92 100S (107k)
> '86 CGT (230k)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
> To: "Craig D. Niederst" <niederst at dashfast.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 8:09 PM
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Upgraded steering rack mounting bracket P/N
>
>
>
>>Hi Craig;
>>
>>I don't think you can buy the bracket as a separate item. Ron Einblau had
>
> a
>
>>metal working shop fabricate a copy of the original bracket in heavier
>>plate - they did a really nice job judging from the pictures.
>>
>>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 Craig D. Niederst
>>Sent: October 18, 2003 11:53 PM
>>To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>Subject: [s-cars] Upgraded steering rack mounting bracket P/N
>>
>>
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>>My '92 100S has the dreaded crack in the driver side steering rack
>
> mounting
>
>>bracket. The crack was welded a year ago, and as others have found out, it
>>doesn't hold. I was searching the archives, and there was a mention that
>>someone had the repair done on their S4/6 using the upgraded bracket used
>
> on
>
>>the '97 A/S6s. Does anyone have that P/N handy? I looked at the FA, and
>>could not locate the bracket in question. TIA.
>>
>>Craig
>>'92 100S (107k)
>>'86 CGT (230k)
>>--

Folks,
I think it's the passenger side mounting that cracks over time on
'92-'96 cars. Only in the '97 m/y the mounting has been revised. However
it is definetely not a separate bracket, but is rather a piece of angle
iron, welded to the inner fender at the factory and painted along with
the body shell. I have just looked at it one more time in my garage.
Several years ago at a swap-meet over here at George Baxter's he and I
compared a '95 car with my '97 side by side, with both engines running
and steering wheels turned side to side by assistants. We could
definetely see the slight play in the right inner fender in the '95 car
nad hte rock solid motionless fender in the '97 car.

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Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros