[urq] urq steering racks

[Jim Haseltine]

SpotatAshleys wrote:

>Is the steering rack on the ur-quattro unique to that car or are there 
>other interchangable racks? The car is RHD. My rack (part number 857 - 
>422 - 065A   is worn and needs replacing. I had a look at the rack on a 20v 
>quattro (857 422 065F) the other day and it has an adjuster bolt and lock 
>nut on the closing plate on the top of the rack. Mine being earlier (1987) 
>has just a plain plate with no adjuster. I would like to up date to a later 
>rack with this kind of adjuster but just wondered if the same rack is on 
>any of the Audi 80s 90s or 100s.

RHD Ur-q racks are unique to the model - LHD ones are interchangable with 
LHD coupes.

I have just recently fitted an adjuster bolt to my MB - drilled and tapped 
the plate to accept a M6 bolt and welded a M6 nut to it (the plate) so the 
bolt has more thread to work on. Adjustment can be a little bit dicey - 
faction of a turn too far and you lose the self-centring.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine