Steering problem - 92 Jetta ecodiesel
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Steering problem - 92 Jetta ecodiesel
Steering is kaput. The steering wheel turns but the road wheels do not. I noticed the rack & pinion unit shifts left and right as steering wheel is turned. The motor does not need to be running for the steering wheel to turn more or less freely. Is this normal? I can see that the r & p unit is sliding back and forth through the big C clamp that secures the right side. Shouldn't the r & p be stationary?
Last edited by oakfield on Wed May 23, 2007 9:16 pm, edited 3 times in total.
that happened to me too, but it happened while I was driving it (thankfully at slow speeds) Either the rack was jumping teeth or the u-jpint splines were stripped, but something was shot so I just replaced everything. File that under NOT SAFE TO DRIVE!!!
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1965 VW beetle undergoing a chop top
2000 yamaha roadstar
1984 Rabbit 2-door diesel
...want to build a VW diesel auto motorcycle
I may be slow but I'm ahead of you!
There are different steering gear
assemblies, but I believe they
are all bolted to the subframe with
two bolts on the driver's side and
two bolts throught the big C clamp
on the pass. side rubber mount.
If the whole steering gear is sliding
back and forth, "through the big C clamp"
it sounds like the two bolts, on the
driver's side are missing or sheared off.
Check to see whether those two bolts are intact.
assemblies, but I believe they
are all bolted to the subframe with
two bolts on the driver's side and
two bolts throught the big C clamp
on the pass. side rubber mount.
If the whole steering gear is sliding
back and forth, "through the big C clamp"
it sounds like the two bolts, on the
driver's side are missing or sheared off.
Check to see whether those two bolts are intact.
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Could be the bushings inside the rack clamps have fallen apart. I put poly bushings in mine.
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