[V8] Servotronic or non-servo steering rack ?

Ingo Rautenberg ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
Tue Aug 10 14:24:28 PDT 2010


I think you're right, Scott.  Must've been thinking build date. Where's my
afternoon Coffee?

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Scott DeWitt <sdewitt at stx.rr.com> wrote:

> 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  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
> > >
> > > pass side tie rod opening.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  Ron
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rick in the UP of Michigan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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