manual steering knuckle needed AKA steering column U joint

[rhock99@epix.net (Ryan H)]

Thanks Chris, that's what I was looking for.  

> 
> From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2002/11/12 Tue PM 10:23:29 EST
> To: thescirocco@juno.com,  rhock99@epix.net
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re:Re: manual steering knuckle needed AKA steering column U joint
> 
> Ok well since I jsut got bakc and didnt see the beginning part of this 
> thread I didnt know if you were converting driveaxles from 8v to 16v or what 
> the deal was. Sometimes there are people who completely tear a car apart and 
> then try to put it together with internet advice. So I was offering some 
> advice that might help. From what I have gathered so far is that you are 
> taking a MKII Scirocco and covnerting it to non-ps. These are the parts you 
> will need:
> 
> New rack boots (do them anyway)
> Rack
> Scirocco manual steering u-joint column link driveshaft thingy
> Tie rod ends (hopefully these come with the rack)
> Latex gloves (these will come in handy when you are touching the nasty dirty 
> slime from your firewall)
> Time
> 
> HTH
> 
> 
> 
> Chris DeLong
> ICQ#45030867
> Seattle, WA USA
> '80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
> '91 GLi 2.0 16V
> '77 Rabbit 16V
> '80 'Vert (parting out!)
> '61 17 Window type II
> '91 Vanagon
> '78 Rabbit
> '84 Jetta
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: thescirocco <thescirocco@juno.com>
> >To: rhock99@epix.net
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re:Re: manual steering knuckle needed AKA steering column U joint
> >Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 01:38:48 GMT
> >
> >---------- Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net> writes:
> >Aren't the steering knuckles the same for manual vs. power steering?  And 
> >wouldn't a rabbit knuckle work?  I just posted an ongoing thread about 
> >manual steering conversion, and the consensus was that the knuckles are the 
> >same for power or manual racks, and that a rabbit unit would work.  Now I'm 
> >confused, Josh.
> >
> >Yes, but Josh is talking about the steering column U joint...
> >
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