Re: [TECH] Fast Steering

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Sciroccos and GTI's have a quicker ratio manual steering rack than
standard Rabbits. I found this out when I changed my rack in my GTI. I
put one in from an '80 diesel Rabbit, and now the steering is much
slower. I plan on putting one in from an '83 Scirocco soon (I have it
lying around).
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI
    '86 Scirocco 8v
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

David Ruby wrote:

>  Techmeisters, I have been doing VW research since the early '80's,
> and I have yet to get a definite answer regarding this issue (to which
> one or more of us can shed some light upon, I trust?)... Did the
> sportier A1's (i.e. Scirocco, GTI) come with a faster steering box, or
> was there one for everything?  SURVEY: How many turns lock-to-lock is
> an '86 8v supposed to be? --Or is this a matter of front suspension
> settings?-- I ask this, as a few years ago, a bad mechanic duped me
> out of my steering rack (for the one off his '80 Rabbit, I think) when
> replacing struts.  When I got the car back, the steering was MUCHO
> slower, and with crusty, ripped boots.  He said something to the
> effect of, Nonsense, You're Smoking Hooters, and locked the doors to
> his shop.This is in the past, but I wonder if maybe I was smoking
> something... Thanks for the imput!Dave'86 8v with School Bus
> steering P.S. anyone know where I can get a Brodie Knob to fit on my
> Momo?


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