[Vwdiesel] parts for sale, make me an offer, parts needed and part one of my steering rack adventure

[dieseltdi at verizon.net]

Before I put these on Ebay, I thought I would offer them here:

1 completely rebuilt head, 12mm, built to turbo specs, with 3 notch  
gasket and full upper engine gasket kit (I have over $450 in this so  
be fair if you really want it)
1 valve adjusting kit complete with disc pliers, 2 lifter  
compressors, and a full box of assorted valve adjustment discs (this  
is the adjustment disc kit like the dealer used, even has the little  
magnet for lifting the discs out of the box)
1 pair Passat/Jetta/Golf spindles and brake calipers.  As near as I  
can tell these will fit any of the A3 and B4 cars.
2 Caddy doors with glass (fixed vent windows)
1 Caddy hood
1 Caddy tail gate
1 complete front suspension set (stock) for Caddy or Rabbit or Jetta  
(A1), these all have less than 5000 miles on them, included are 2 -  
stock springs, 2 good strut inserts and 2 - strut bearing assemblies
1 FN 5 speed transmission out of a Scirocco

I am also looking for a set of FRONT brake Calipers and carriers from  
a 16 valve Scirocco if anybody has a set laying around.

Now for the steering rack adventure.  Several weeks ago, I installed  
a set of heavy duty, variable rate springs, new strut cartridges,  
strut bearings and camber bolts on my Caddy.  I finally got around to  
getting it aligned today.  Shop puts it on the rack and then tells me  
it can't be done.  "Something" is wrong with the steering rack but it  
affects only the Passenger side not both sides.  Anyway, got it home  
and up in the air and sure enough, the passenger side tie rod has a  
lot of movement, up and down, side to side and diagonally but not in  
and out.  I spend an hour or two removing all the parts that must  
first be removed to get the rack out (I would love to beat the german  
engineers who came up with this design, the rear engine/tranny mount  
has to come off for gosh sakes!).  After finally removing the rack, I  
push back the boot on the passenger side and find it is full of bits  
and pieces of the end seal/guide that keeps the rack arm centered.   
Without this seal/guide, the rack arm can be moved in almost any  
direction.  Luckily the local FLAPS can have me one in the morning  
and the truck will be back on the road.  Fun, fun, fun......some how,  
I am not sure that this old 49 year old body can keep climbing under  
this thing to keep it running.....  Oh well, as soon as I get my  
wiring harness back, then I will put the TDI engine in and everything  
will be just great.  I will keep you all up to day on part 2,  
steering rack installation tomorrow.  Hayden


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Proud owner of:
2004 Passat TDI GLS, 2.0l, 8 valve, 134 HP, 247 lb/ft of torque, Blue  
Graphite, Anthracite leather interior, ABS, ESP.
1998 Jetta TDI (Wetterauer Chipset, 2 1/2" exhaust, K&N Filter, 119K+  
miles, and running biodiesel)
1981 Rabbit Pickup -Awaiting a TDI engine swap with a 96 Passat 1Z  
engine.
And many, many, many VWs; from a 1946 Beetle (11 Beetles total), to  
Vans (5 - 3 splitties, 2 bay window), Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1),  
Jettas (5), Passat (1), Dasher (1), New Beetle (1), and Rabbit  
Pickups (3) most now gone but not forgotten.