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For Sale/Looking For => Parts for Sale/Wanted => Topic started by: vegaspassat on December 04, 2010, 06:23:21 pm

Title: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: vegaspassat on December 04, 2010, 06:23:21 pm: as the title states, I need to buy a manual steering rack for my 79 1.5D

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Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: ilikevwdiesel on December 05, 2010, 07:01:19 am: http://www.gowestyautoparts.com/1979,VOLKSWAGEN,RABBIT,1284959/Steering/Meyle-Rack-_and_-Pinion,VWW079948/
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on December 06, 2010, 12:03:18 pm: werent 99.9% of rabbits manual rack'd?
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: vegaspassat on December 06, 2010, 07:14:15 pm: I have no clue, were they? I've asked a few people here in town if they had one and they have always said they only had power racks.
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on December 07, 2010, 11:17:44 am: ive only heard of rabbits with power steering, never personally seen one..

all mine, grandpas, and friends cars, have all had manual steering..

now if you had a mk2, or something else, manual steering would be hard to find..
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: ilikevwdiesel on December 07, 2010, 12:53:31 pm: I had an 82 LX pickup with PS, and two 84 Jetta TD's with PS, but granted MK1 diesels with PS are quite rare. There's a lot of Cabby's and Sciroccos with PS.
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on December 07, 2010, 01:08:45 pm: well, cabbys and roccos are 2 rigs ive never owned or worked on..

and yes... mk1 diesels with PS are quite rare..

i want one of the mk1 power-nothing cars..
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: BigVWman on December 07, 2010, 03:49:32 pm: The parts actually exist if you dig hard enough to rebuild your existing rack! I haven't personally seen them in a few years but they do exist.
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: ilikevwdiesel on December 07, 2010, 03:53:55 pm: Quote from: BigVWman on December 07, 2010, 03:49:32 pm
The parts actually exist if you dig hard enough to rebuild your existing rack! I haven't personally seen them in a few years but they do exist.

nothing listed in ETKA for a 79
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: BigVWman on December 08, 2010, 04:33:46 am: I would guess they went NLA in etka long ago but still exist even in the aftermarket for europe. Quafe even used to make a speedy kit for them. It is just a dying breed who even wants to tackle such a job so the parts get harder to find. Kinda like going to the local import parts store and asking for a wheel cylinder or master cylinder REBUILD kit they look at you like your a space alien!
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: vegaspassat on December 10, 2010, 02:46:16 pm: Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on December 07, 2010, 01:08:45 pm

i want one of the mk1 power-nothing cars..

That's what I've got. I don't even have power brakes lol. thanks for the education though guys, I really didn't know that manual steering was the standard.
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: ilikevwdiesel on December 10, 2010, 02:52:19 pm: http://www.quaife.co.uk/catalogue/search/results/taxonomy%3A623?page=3

more than a meyle china rack
Title: Re: WTB manual steering rack
Post by: GEE-BEE on December 11, 2010, 08:05:00 am: here is a new one Meyle for 47.00 on ebay 110620495138

Dont forget the boot's
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I have pic' of some other rack's if you want.. :P
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