[V8] Steering rack q's

[Bob Korn]

Yes, Jorgen is around $250 plus shipping.  Good company, they stand behind
their work.

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: <diemarthadie at aol.com>
To: <newt at motorgeek.com>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [V8] Steering rack q's


> Doesn't Jorgen rebuild or swap for your core for $250?
> I thought that was the last info I saw...
> Hope so, otherwise that spare rack in my garage is just a messy
paperweight.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
> To: Jeremy Ward <jward.v8 at gmail.com>; Nate Stuart <newt at motorgeek.com>
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Sent: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:43:04 -0400
> Subject: Re: [V8] Steering rack q's
>
>
> Nate,
>
> Hmm.  Note:  Rebuild kit will run you ~$90-$150.  If you're good with
lotsa
> O-rings et al then that might be a good solution, though you will also
have
> to buy a new boot and before you even THINK about rebuilding the rack
> yourself, make sure the exposed rod doesn't have any appreciable wear --
> otherwise you're just wasting your $$$.  I'd suggest a reman unit for all
> the work involved in removing and replacing the rack.
>
> -Ingo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeremy Ward" <jward.v8 at gmail.com>
> To: "Nate Stuart" <newt at motorgeek.com>
> Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [V8] Steering rack q's
>
>
> > Hey Nate.  As a baseline, Blau has the non-servo for $300 and the
> > servotronic for $325 (both remanufactured).  As you know you can go
> > used (AudiConnection, Semple, etc), but I believe you can also buy a
> > rebuild kit and new boot; I think you just might be handy enough to
> > DIY, but if there isn't a huge price delta, I would go with a
> > remanufactured one ;-)
> >
> > Not sure if Erickson Industries in CT sells reman ZF racks or not (I
> > know they do ZF transmissions)...  Might be cheaper to go through
> > them.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > - Jeremy
> >
> > On 8/15/05, Nate Stuart <newt at motorgeek.com> wrote:
> > > Bummer, didn't even think of the o-ring vs. crush washer aspect.
> > >
> > > Who's got a cheap rack kicken around?? :-D Aside from that I may just
> > > get creative with the high pressure end, all else being equal.
> > >
> > > -Nate
> > > '89 90v8ttq
> > > '90 v8q
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave Head wrote:
> > >
> > > > You need a later rack. The hose connections on the new rack have
> > > > different sealing surfaces.
> > > >
> > > > Nate Stuart wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I recently picked up an el-cheapo '90 V8 that I'm slowly rebuilding
> > > >> for daily driver use. Doesn't need that much, but one thing is
> > > >> desperately needs is a new steering rack. The current rack has
> > > >> basically no boot left, and appears to have been this way for some
> > > >> time, there's tons of slop in it, and it's hemorrhaging all over
the
> > > >> exhaust as well.
> > > >>
> > > >> My question: Can a 5ktq rack that I have kicking around be swapped
in
> > > >> directly, or will I find some oddity in there requiring the later
> > > >> rack? I'm not concerned if the current rack is servotronic or not.
> > > >> Just if it'll physically work.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks!
> > > >>
> > > >> -Nate
> > > >> '89 90v8ttq
> > > >> '90 v8q
> > > >>
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