[s-cars] S6 steering rack needed

[Joshua Van Tol]

I went through 3 before I got a good one on my 5kcstw. Failure interval was
about 18 months. They used to have an unlimited warranty...
They claimed to have located the problem that caused the failures and
corrected it, but who knows? FYI, the change they implemented was to polish
the operating piston on the hydraulic cylinder to a different surface
quality using a diamond hone. Apparently the teflon seals used by zf require
a different surface finish in order to last.


On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 11:11 AM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Jorgen I installed in my '89 200Q started leaking after about 18
> months.  Maybe I was the statistical outlyer, but this has opened me up to
> other possibilities when I have to do a rack again.
>
> LL - NY
>
> On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 11:29 AM, <smarinello at entouch.net> wrote:
>
> > So, after all the drama of getting the fan bearing to finish the timing
> > belt service,
> > my mechanic informs me that the steering rack, which has been weeping
> fluid
> > ever since
> > the kid was driving it and cranking the wheel around full lock to the
> point
> > that he
> > blew the HP line, is now leaking enough that the gold standard fluid is
> > running along
> > the tranny and dripping on the unshielded aftermarket cats.  J0rgen time,
> I
> > believe.
> > In searching on the web, I found a number of other sources, too.
> >  INterestingly
> > enough, Jorgen has only a 12 mos. warranty; DiscountSteering.com has a 36
> > mos.
> > warranty.  Any experience with them, or any others?  Jorgen has been the
> > list standard
> > for a long time...just wondered.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
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