Re: Steering rack problems, I hate this shit.

["Jason" <jason87vw@nac.net>]

I hate to pour salt in your wounds, but I just paid my mechanic $ 200.00 to
put in a used rack ($ 85.00) I figured hey, I couldn't beat the price...BTW
it works great. Good luck dude...I hope everything turns out alright.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary A. Huff <scirocco86@home.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 4:49 PM
Subject: Steering rack problems, I hate this shit.


>Ok. After hours of struggling underneath of this car I have everything
>ready to just drop the clamps, and rip the rack out of the car so I can
>get this over with and have something to drive. Of course I forgot to
>pull the universal joint that attaches to the pinion shaft.... no big
>deal, so I start trying to get it off........ 2hrs  later I'm covered
>head to toe in grease, infuriated, and this stupid idiotic shitty rack
>is still attached to the universal joint and I'm just cut up and sore.
>How can I get this off? I've tried prying inbetween it and the rack
>housing with a screwdriver, pulling on it fairly hard, and even prying
>the "jaw" that attaches to the pinion open....... All of this, just to
>put new tie rods on, adjust it, and new rack bushings since the old ones
>are hosed. I *HATE* to imagine how much it would cost to pay to get this
>done since the car has been on jackstands for days now. Another thing
>is, that cheap boot that covers the universal shaft decided to
>disintegrate as I pushed it up....... if someone has an extra I could
>use it, since it looks like one of those dealer only special order 100$
>rubber pieces.
>
>
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>Gary A. Huff scirocco86@home.com
>86.5 16v Scirocco "Red Rocket" (120k miles)
>80 Gas Rabbit Pickup; grazing the driveway. (Needs strut tower welding
>and
>title, 50k original miles)
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