[V8] Steering Damper replacement

Wed Sep 19 14:26:29 PDT 2007

No - the problem I had was the bolt that holds the damper to the rack  
piston could not come fully out unless the rack was lowered. Maybe  
you could remove the whole tie rod mounting bracket? Scratching a few  
cobwebs here - but maybe that is the trick.

I doubt the 5-speed has anything to do with it, but I have a 5-speed  
and servotronic if that matters.

Dave

On Sep 18, 2007, at 11:11 AM, Coleman, David wrote:

> Maybe it makes a difference if motor mounts are good or not.
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Ingo Rautenberg
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:55 PM
>> To: Ed Kellock
>> Cc: V8 Fans
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Steering Damper replacement
>>
>> Same ?!! Here.  I didn't need to loosen or otherwise do
>> anything special IIRC to replace the damper.
>>
>> Ingo
>>
>> On Sep 18, 2007, at 11:51 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:
>>
>>> ?!!
>>>
>>> I replaced my steering damper quite a while ago so I don't remember
>>> the process very well, but I know I didn't have to do anything with
>>> the rack or steering column.
>>>
>>> Yikes.
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>> On 9/18/07, Dave Saad <dsaad at icehouse.net> wrote:
>>>> It's a pretty big job. You have to go through most of the
>> motions of
>>>> removing the rack in order to get the damper bolt off. I
>> don't think
>>>> you have to remove the hydraulic lines, but you do have to unmount
>>>> the rack and the steering column.
>>>> I removed both distributors and coils, fuel lines, airbox,
>> spark plug
>>>> wire tray, and anything else that got in my way when I did my rack
>>>> boot a while back.
>>>> Seems like you have to remove a transmission bolt too if
>> you have an
>>>> automatic.
>>>>
>>>> May be a good time to have a look at your rack boot if you are in
>>>> that far...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 17, 2007, at 10:41 PM, urq wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ... no direct BTDT on the V8, but I've had them fail on
>> both my Audi
>>>>> Fox and my BMW k1 ... in both instances the failure was
>> obvious as
>>>>> it created dangerous steering oscillation in hard acceleration
>>>>> situations.
>>>>> The parts
>>>>> appear to fail by a gas bubble building up near the piston, which
>>>>> eliminates any damping in a small range of steering
>> travel.  The Fox
>>>>> was pretty violent on hard acceleration, but it went away
>> when the
>>>>> throttle was lifted.
>>>>>
>>>>> I suspect the effect will be much less obvious on the V8
>> ... it has
>>>>> a similar steering setup to the T44s, which do not have
>> the damper.
>>>>> I suppose
>>>>> you could do the same test ... punch it in a safe area
>> while going
>>>>> straight ... only hold the steering wheel lightly and feel if the
>>>>> car is trying to steer back and forth on its own.
>>>>>
>>>>> I suspect replacement of the damper might be a bit of a
>> PITA, but it
>>>>> might just take removal of the passenger side dizzy to
>> change that
>>>>> ... I do know it was a piece of cake on the '78 Fox ... :-)  The
>>>>> motorcycle was quite a PITA though ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve B
>>>>> San José, CA (USA)
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> I have a suspicion that my steering damper is bad.
>>>>> Anyone have some "Been There Done That" advice on
>>>>> a) how it feels and symptoms when it's bad and
>>>>> b) The steps  to replace it?
>>>>>
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