my a3 1.8t quattro steering rack is loseing fluid from the rack end !!! [:^(] does anyone know if they are servicable or is it a new rack ??? if so any ideas on what price a rack is and what sort of a job is it to fit ?? cheers guys
Easer and cheaper to replace it with good second hand item Get a quick rack from audi tt or r32, 2.2 turns. best mod i ever done on my a3! Also does help if you get tt hubs so they bolt on correctly from underneath, and if you get cast wishbones gives you more camber adjustment
Same fittment apart from rod ends Bolts on same Do a search, google, etc plenty info out there Not a bad job to do tbh, easier with a ramp obviously
i did an a3 with a same part used replacement, me and a mate did it easy in an afternoon on our drive no power tool etc
cheers for that lads, rang the local factors today and typically there is 2 types but as you said sam 1 was the same as the tt, but both will fit !! 150 + vat..something i could do without before chrimbo
Changed the rack on my S3 a few months back, not too bad a job. You need to drop the subframe to get the rack out but thats not too bad as only the dogbone bolts to it, the engine it mounted to the chassis legs. The bolts are stretch bolts so you should really replace them all. I might still have the list of part numbers around somewhere.
150+vat! I have standard rack if any good to you pal you can have it for waaaaaay less then that Pm me
sorry ive been slow getting back to you sam, but i was offered a re-con still in the box cheap and local, the problem i have now the abs light has come on !! i took it to a friend who has vag-com and it says there is a fault with the steering angle sensor !! anyone know what this is plz !!
would it not clear? possibly just becaus eits been unplugged, i think there is a settup procedure that can be done edit here is how to do it using vag-com
cheers collie, the thing is i aint unplugged nowt !!! it did clear but came back on nearly straight away [:^(]
worth trying the recalibration though. there may be a way to do it maunaully, like going lock to lock a few times. not sure, get the mate with vagcom on it
ive gone through the stages in renn tech link and put it back on vagcom..but in the meantime i followed some instruction on an old post of the steering wheel poss being 360 degs out!! now the airbag light is on and the horn dont work !! [:^(]... can anyone help please ?? also any help to translate this off vagcom would be great Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 1C0-907-37x-ESP-A.lbl Part No: 1C0 907 379 F Component: ESP ALLRAD MK60 0104 Coding: 0023046 Shop #: WSC 01236 785 00200 4 Faults Found: 00778 - Steering Angle Sensor (G85) 014 - Defective - Intermittent 00778 - Steering Angle Sensor (G85) 003 - Mechanical Failure - Intermittent 00778 - Steering Angle Sensor (G85) 008 - Implausible Signal 00778 - Steering Angle Sensor (G85) 005 - No or Incorrect Basic Setting / Adaptation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: Redir Fail! Part No: 8L0 820 043 H Component: A3 KLIMAAUTOMAT 0105 Coding: 00041 Shop #: WSC 01236 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 15: Airbags Labels: 8L0-959-655-AI8.lbl Part No: 8L0 959 655 J Component: Airbag Front+Seite 5008 Coding: 01104 Shop #: WSC 01236 1 Fault Found: 00588 - Airbag Igniter; Driver Side (N95) 32-00 - Resistance too High
I had to do this with my 4motion. you need vag com and it will talk you through the steps to calibrate it.
The steering has spun whilst you had the rack off, a simple fix but you need diagnostic equipment. Disconnect the steering column from the rack, (from the inside of the car) plug in diagnostics, turn the steering wheel until you have 0 degree reading, then re-attach the the column to the rack faults should clear.
