Steering Rack Difficulties.. Advise

["Janet Scruggs" <scruggs@mbay.net>]

Well, I'm in it now.  While deep in process of swapping out my steering
rack... '87 5k CSq... I'm stumped.  I have everything detached from the rack
but can't move the right side forward enough to bring it out of the access
port.  Is there some trick that Mr Bentley didn't share with me?  I know
that many have done this but don't recall there being discussion of this
type.

I'm prepared to get physical and bring out the 'Levermaster Grande' pry bar
but seems to me that fine German engineers and mechanics wouldn't have
overlooked something like this.  Too, I believe that the current rack is not
the factory one and there doesn't seem to be any paint scarring around the
critical areas... so I must conclude there is a trick that I'm not seeing.

Is there some magic "twist here while pulling there" maneuver that will
extricate me from this sorry state?

Anyone?

Regards, Gross Scruggs