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General => The garage => Topic started by: marcogolfo on 24 February 2004, 11:43

Title: steering rack
Post by: marcogolfo on 24 February 2004, 11:43

apparently my steering rack has gone, how much should i be paying for one plus fitting?  I have been qouted 140 quid

Title: Re:steering rack
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 24 February 2004, 11:45

power or non power steering. about ?50 for non power and ?150 for power i think

Title: Re:steering rack
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 24 February 2004, 11:45

thats just the rack tho ;)

Title: Re:steering rack
Post by: Gambit on 24 February 2004, 12:04

i paid

?25 for a 2nd hand Power Steering Rack
?45 for the pipes (u'll need these as the existing ones will be more than likely seized)
?7 for new rack boots

2hrs labour to fit it

apparently there is some differences between the 8v & 16v racks though im not sure what

Title: Re:steering rack
Post by: marcogolfo on 24 February 2004, 12:37

cheers guys, I'm in two minds what to do, my local monkeyboy mechanic, who seems to know a lot about golfs coz he owns one, says that if he was to buy and fit a manual steering rack, it would cost me 140 quid,
however he knows someone who is selling a power steering rack, pump and all that and he will buy and fit the lot for 150 quid
hmmmmmmm what to do?!

Title: Re:steering rack
Post by: marcogolfo on 24 February 2004, 17:44

where did you get your bits from gambit??  If you dont mind me asking

Title: Re:steering rack
Post by: Gambit on 25 February 2004, 09:07

RadiCool VW, listed in the Good Guys section for the power steering rack

for the pipes i got them from some online breakers yard in the England using this URL

http://www.247spares.co.uk/carparts/

the rack boots came from ECP

Title: Re:steering rack
Post by: Gambit on 25 February 2004, 11:53

the 16v rack differs from the 8v rack in that it has less turns lock to lock

put a post on clubgti just to confirm it

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13240&PN=1

Title: Re:steering rack
Post by: marcogolfo on 25 February 2004, 16:14

cheers man, what about the manual rack? Sorry to be a pain in the bum :)

Title: Re:steering rack
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 25 February 2004, 18:42

blatabtly get power steering its nice, still loads of feel and feedback, yet parking is easier!  ;D