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Offline tweed

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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #10 on: 22 July 2009, 14:00 »
mine is very loose I'm about to do mine so I will let you know what to do later.
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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #11 on: 22 July 2009, 15:14 »
Quote from: tweed on 22 July 2009, 14:00
mine is very loose I'm about to do mine so I will let you know what to do later.

thats cool, cheers!
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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #12 on: 23 July 2009, 13:56 »
easy 5 min job. take splitter off. undo two 13mm bolts at the bottom of pump, then with a 22mm bolt adjust the position. then tight 13mm bolts back up, splitter on, job done.
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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #13 on: 23 July 2009, 14:37 »
thats great thanks.

do you reckon i'll have enough room underneath with normal jacks?
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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #14 on: 23 July 2009, 15:36 »
Don't be tempted to tighten the drivebelt too much, if you do, you will pull the shaft on the pump out of alignment and the seal will leak, and you will lose all your fluid. I did this on my last Golf. The deflection at the mid point on the longest run should be 5mm, then the tension is correct.
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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #15 on: 23 July 2009, 15:40 »
nice one :wink: glad you told me that. that would probably been another post tomorrow
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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #16 on: 23 July 2009, 17:27 »
no need for jack or anything. just park the car where you want it and crack on. thats why I took the splitter off.
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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #17 on: 27 July 2009, 09:01 »

I didn't trust myself to do it, so took it to a garage and it was just the belt that needed tightening. Oh, and they did it for free! yes, free!

So, gotta put in a good word for them. It's JC Motors by Aston Waterlinks in Birmingham.

Cheers for all your help in the diagnosis
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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #18 on: 27 July 2009, 10:38 »
it was free because it's so easy to do!
Don't be scared, buy a haynes manual and learn something
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Re: 2.0 gti mk3 steering problem
« Reply #19 on: 27 July 2009, 15:43 »
mine did this when i got it more so when it was raining it wold judder when i turned the car ater i changed my breaks it went away, and the noise you get on full lock someone told me it a comen fault on the mk3's but that as gone on mine a well .

Nic
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