[V8] Servotronic or non-servo steering rack ?

[Scott DeWitt]

Wasn't the first year of European V8's the 1989 model?


---- Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Yeah. '88-'90 model years were the only ones without Servotronic. And yes,
> we never saw the '88s or '89s in the States.
> 
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 5:09 PM, <qshipq at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >  All 93 v8 came with servo racks from the factory.  To be clear, on a 1993
> > v8 you have a servo rack equipped and controlled vehicle, whether you
> > replace with servo or non.
> >
> > Scott J
> > 92 servo-rack Pearl
> > 91 servo-rack Pearl
> > ex's
> > 91 servo-rack Pearl
> > 91 servo-rack Black
> > 91 servo-rack Pearl
> >
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> >
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> > To: Richard Hill <mericky at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> > Sent: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 2:20 pm
> > Subject: Re: [V8] Servotronic or non-servo steering rack ?
> >
> >
> > Rick, chances are u have servitronic. If u look into the driver side engine
> >
> > compartment and are looking at the vavke body of the rack u will notice a
> >
> > connector on the left side of the valve body.
> >
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> >
> >  R&R...... Honestly the hardest time i've had is doing one on my old 93
> > Green
> >
> > Monster!
> >
> >  Once u remove everything and the rack is ready to go out it will come out
> > the
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> > pass side tie rod opening.
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> >
> >  Ron
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> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: Richard Hill <mericky at yahoo.com>
> >
> > Sender: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> >
> > Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:11:30
> >
> > To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> >
> > Cc: Richard Hill<ricktheboyscout at yahoo.com>
> >
> > Subject: [V8] Servotronic or non-servo steering rack ?
> >
> >
> >
> > Please help me I.D. the type of rack & pinion on my 1993 V8Q  vin #
> >
> > WAUBW84C7PN002090  I was told the vin# can help ,.,. Is there a visual way
> > to
> >
> > tell ? It's time to rebuild/re-place the rack ...Help is much appreciated
> >
> > ,,also need write-up on rack R&R , removal & install,.,
> >
> >  thank you
> >
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> >
> > Rick in the UP of Michigan
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