what i found under the car...and any tips installing rack?

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (marc_scirocco)]

On my car, I will replace the rack bushings with nylons ones when I'll swap
the motor.

This will keep the rack from swaying a bit at high speed.

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4 Q

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org 
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] De la part de Michael Abatzis
> Envoy? : 29 octobre 2004 21:50
> ? : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : what i found under the car...and any tips installing rack?
> 
> so it looks like 8 months of total neglet + rough driving on 
> the 3rd world streets of new orleans have taken their toll.  
> started leaking steering fluid, determined i had a bad 
> steering rack.  looked under the car, found some carnage. one 
> severely ripped right cv boot (that's why it was clicking 
> going left i guess), one mildly ripped left cv boot (there's 
> that clicking turning right). broken swaybar bracket with 
> sway flapping in the breeze (the cause of the ripped right 
> boot i guess), ripped left inner tie rod boot, and of course 
> leaking ps fluid. ugh. ordered all necc parts (including $100 
> worth of boots from stealer), and am set to swap out the rack 
> tomorrow. 
> never done this with the engine in car; any suggestions? 
> looks like i need to take out header, tranny mount, cv joint 
> (right side anyway) is getting done at same time, sway/tie 
> bars already removed, some shifting bits. 
> anything else? any other tips?
> 
> 
> -Michael Abatzis
> New Orleans!
> 1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP
> 1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
> 
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