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Offline *tell*

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very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« on: 24 June 2009, 08:54 »
hello help needed please
my house got a supercharged vr6 about 8 months ago and the steering
is very light as in you can be parked and turn full lock with you finger.
now i was watching "THE GARAGE"  :lipsrsealed: and they said you could do
this to some steering racks?
also is it easy to change the rack in a mk2 vr?
thanks tell

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Re: very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« Reply #1 on: 24 June 2009, 10:13 »
Yes you can get quick racks.

Try: http://www.quaife.co.uk/

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Re: very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« Reply #2 on: 24 June 2009, 11:12 »
quaife only do kits for lhd golfs  :cry:

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Re: very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« Reply #3 on: 24 June 2009, 12:30 »
quaife only do kits for lhd golfs  :cry:

They do a rhd rack for mk1's

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Re: very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« Reply #4 on: 24 June 2009, 21:52 »
quaife only do kits for lhd golfs  :cry:

Think if enough of us email them they'd put a kit into production ? :smiley:

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Re: very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« Reply #5 on: 24 June 2009, 23:52 »
They can be very hard work on the road.

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Re: very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« Reply #6 on: 25 June 2009, 11:10 »
'light' is not the same as 'quick'
sounds liek there is a fault or the wheel alignment needs looking at
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Re: very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« Reply #7 on: 25 June 2009, 14:24 »
'light' is not the same as 'quick'
sounds liek there is a fault or the wheel alignment needs looking at
Good point, I just got carried away with idea of a quick rack...

Sounds obvious but are the tyre pressures correct?

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Re: very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« Reply #8 on: 25 June 2009, 17:13 »
got a different rack off a 60k vr6 passat but have now
snapped a bolt in the body (vr6 subframe ) am a little bit **** off
because was converted to a vr 3 years ago  :angry:
rant over

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Re: very light steering in a mk2 vr6
« Reply #9 on: 25 June 2009, 21:07 »
got a different rack off a 60k vr6 passat but have now
snapped a bolt in the body (vr6 subframe ) am a little bit **** off
because was converted to a vr 3 years ago  :angry:
rant over

Downer, I had no vw for a month as result of a knackered rack.
Chin up though.

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