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

[abatzis2 at hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

yeah, i got poly bushings from a couple of years ago. didn't have time to 
reorder. hopefully they're still in good shape.

-Michael Abatzis
New Orleans!
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...



>From: "marc_scirocco" <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>
>To: "'Michael Abatzis'" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: what i found under the car...and any tips installing rack?
>Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:56:47 -0400
>
>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
> > Envoyé : 29 octobre 2004 21:50
> > À : 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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