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14th March 2015, 08:48 AM
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D2 steering rack
Hi.
Has anyone replaced a d2 steering rack? How much time would you allow for removal? Is it ideally a 2 man job at any point? Any top tips? Thanks
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14th March 2015, 11:09 AM
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Yes i have. You can do it on your own like i did. Its a royal PITA gaining access to one of the bolts and is a blind operation - do not round it - doing so will mean puling the engine out to gain access to it. I accessed it from underneath with some wobble bars (i used a torx or allen insert) to access the 'combi bolt' either 16mm outer hex (i think) or torx allen insert.
Not sure what tooling you have, but i would not attempt it unless you are at least a serious amateur with some decent know how. I would give it a possible 4/5 for difficulty mainly because of this one bolt (on the S8 at least). You will also need to centre the rack on reinstall and mark the old one with wheels straight and make sure the steering-wheel column fits up as came off etc etc. Last edited by brasiliangringo; 14th March 2015 at 11:13 AM.
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14th March 2015, 03:47 PM
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Me and my folks have, horrible horrible job, took us 3-4 weekends, but Audi would want around £1,700 for the job
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15th March 2015, 08:20 AM
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Just a random thought, one of those ebay keyhole cameras could help, if you fix it into place to show the area of the bolt that you cant see, you can then watch the live feed on a laptop to help guide you.
I think I bought one like this. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7MM-6-LED-...item2a4642a913
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15th March 2015, 08:46 AM
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Not a bad idea Goran. I hve one but wld need a 2nd person and worth a try if availabe. You can also feel it from below even if seeing isnt possible
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15th March 2015, 11:19 AM
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What are the symptoms Chris?. Just wondering if its a leak, perhaps its a pipe rather than rack failure.
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