[s-cars] Hydraulic leak good news & bad news

[Peter Schulz]

Happy Hallow's Eve Eve to all.

So I think I finally found where my Silver Avant is bleeding the green  
gold.
I check the usual suspects, hoses, reservoir etc to no avail....

Then I looked along the firewall...Hmmm, the passenger side steering  
rack boot isnt supposed to be in two pieces and the chrome of the rack  
piston shouldn't be exposed, should it?
(that's a rhetorical question btw)

And of course there's a trail of oil directly underneath on the  
transmission....

So the questions are:

Rebuild kit from Audi?
Rebuilt rack from Jorgen or other supplier?

Does the replacement have to  Servotronic rack even though I removed  
the servotronic relay (I don't WANT the servotronic, and barring the  
impossible occurring, I plan on keeping the car until it dies...

Also, any BTDTs?


Just to add to the fun I broke a subframe bolt two weeks ago on the  
red 90q, the "spare" car when the S6s are down for repair...so I need  
to get on that one too....another fun job...

-Peter





-Peter Schulz
Chelmsford Ma, USA
http://www.naaclub.org/

1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
1991 90Q 20v Q Red
1991 90Q 20v Indigo
1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)