Converting to manual steering - any gotchas?
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Converting to manual steering - any gotchas?
I bought a manual rack to drop into my '90 GTUs. The rack came from an S5.
Any gotchas here? tie rod ends, etc all the same? any input would be appreciated before I go diggin in
Why I did not just de-power the stock rack: 1) I want to keep the part in case I or the next owner wants to return to stock 2) Car has a smallish Momo Apache steering wheel already and I'm nervous about the steering effort of the shorter-ratio power rack vs. manual rack
Any gotchas here? tie rod ends, etc all the same? any input would be appreciated before I go diggin in
Why I did not just de-power the stock rack: 1) I want to keep the part in case I or the next owner wants to return to stock 2) Car has a smallish Momo Apache steering wheel already and I'm nervous about the steering effort of the shorter-ratio power rack vs. manual rack
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its an s5 meaning it would have to be a depowered rack so to answer your question it has the same tie rods and everything. any s5 rack should be interchangeable the only rack that is any different are the actual manual racks from the manual steering s4s. all power steering models use the same tie rods, rod ends, etc
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The seller included mounts and both tie rod ends. whoo! good man.
It is indeed a manual rack though he said it 'came out of an S5.' So I assume it is an S4 rack swapped into said S5, as S5 never came with manual steering from the factory, correct?
thanks for the assistance
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Rack feels a graunchy when operated by hand. No slop, but a bit rough. Anyone tried disassembling & lubing?
It is indeed a manual rack though he said it 'came out of an S5.' So I assume it is an S4 rack swapped into said S5, as S5 never came with manual steering from the factory, correct?
thanks for the assistance
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Rack feels a graunchy when operated by hand. No slop, but a bit rough. Anyone tried disassembling & lubing?
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INstalled the rack no issues. The brackets were quite different and I had to scrounge some extra rubber to shim in the passenger side. Tie rods popped right off the knuckels, new (old) ones popped right in and have Zerk fittings! yahoo.