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Offline yickergti

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Gti grinding and loss of power steering fluid
« on: 23 April 2012, 13:09 »
Hi all  :smiley:

My brother rang me the saturday saying he had a problem. He had gone to turn into a parking space and suddenly developed a grinding noise.
He noticed there power steering fluid was virtually empty so topped it up and it just drained straight out of the bottom. The rubber gaiter on the rack had lost a jubilee clip so he put a new 1 on but it still leaked when on full lock.
Does it sound like a full steering rack job or can the gaiters be bought separately?

Cheers,Tony   
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Offline Steve_PD

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Re: Gti grinding and loss of power steering fluid
« Reply #1 on: 23 April 2012, 13:13 »
Steering rack seals have gone it needs a new/recon rack asap
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Offline yickergti

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Re: Gti grinding and loss of power steering fluid
« Reply #2 on: 23 April 2012, 15:52 »
Do any of the racks of other model golfs fit apart from the 1.8t`s?
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Offline wretch20vt

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Re: Gti grinding and loss of power steering fluid
« Reply #3 on: 23 April 2012, 16:01 »
or you can upgrade to the mk1 audi TT, R32, seat LCR, steering rack
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