[V8] 14 hours to remove rack?

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Hmm.  Well, I guess it's the first Audi V8 steering rack he's done.  It
usually takes longer the first time -- but 14 hrs?  Some steering rack
expert you've got working on that car.  So I take it he removed the engine
to do it...no, wait, that would be far less than 14 hrs.  Hmmm....


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <pdlord at talent.com.au>
To: <V8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 10:49 PM
Subject: [V8] 14 hours to remove rack?


> This is what my pwr steer expert claims he has spent to get out the rack.
Hmmm,
> given it is 1-3 hours from what I hear (even for RHD cars, like mine) what
has
> happened here?
>
> He claims he simply couldn't get the 2-inch clearance to move rack forward
> (towards front of car) and thus clear the rack 'head' (where it bolts onto
> column) without first dropping back of the transmission. He had to remove
rack
> out of the LEFT wheel well. Huh? Only thing I can think of is he didn't
twist
> rack to get it out.
>
> I kinda whish I tackled the job now, as hard as it may have been, as I'd
spend
> the time to make sure it was right...
>
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