manual steering rack
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- Cetane Booster
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manual steering rack
My 86 Jetta steering rack recently developed some looseness inside. Anyone ever have one of these apart? are they adjustable/rebuildable? If not, where is a good source for a quality replacement? I have rebuilt steering boxes in older cars before, but never a rack.
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- Turbo Charger
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Re: manual steering rack
I'd check with the site owner, see what they have.
Racks can be found for about 150 new, 75 -100 used.
Are you sure it's not an inner tie-rod? I had to replace my left last year. (same vintage as yours).
Racks can be found for about 150 new, 75 -100 used.
Are you sure it's not an inner tie-rod? I had to replace my left last year. (same vintage as yours).
Have a nice day.
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'91 Jetta ECOdiesel TD - clean & complete (less motor/tranny) for sale
'82 Westy Vanagon 1.9 N/A - 23.5mpg
'86 Jetta TD - 45-50mpg
'81 Dasher Wagon 1.6 N/A - 52mpg
'84 Wasserboxer - DOA, parts donor
'94 Passat wagon VR6
'03 Jetta TDI wagon 230K, 52.3mpg
'89 Jetta N/A - 51mpg
'82 Caddy 1.6 N/A - Sold
Re: manual steering rack
Yes, there is an adjuster on the back of them to tighten them up a little bit.
Being you show Wisconsin.......you may well have a heavy dose of corrosion back there.
If you can free it to adjust it, a little goes a LONG way.
Being you show Wisconsin.......you may well have a heavy dose of corrosion back there.
If you can free it to adjust it, a little goes a LONG way.
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- Cetane Booster
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- Location: SE Wisconsin
Re: manual steering rack
it feels when the sector shaft isn't properly adjusted against the wormshaft of a steering box