Steering rack leak?

[Goran]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

So a broken servotronic rack is heavier than a non-servotronic? Is it any different while moving? I really dislike how light working servotronic is at low speeds - it feels like driving on ice.

What was leaking on the old rack?

I really disliked how light the servotronic rack was at slower speeds too. I only found out how different it is on my old S8 when the servotronic relay failed. At first I thought it felt too heavy at slow speeds but I quickly got used to it. So when I bought my current S8 which had a working servotronic rack, the first thing I did was pull out the relay
It felt great, much more precise because a bit if extra effort was needed, and it just felt right for the size of the car, like you could feel what the car is doing.
I was hoping the non servotronic rack would be a bit heavier than the servotronic, but it seems just as light as a working servotronic.
Just pull the relay if you want to try it for a few days.
They gave me the old rack back, he said it was one of the hard lines on the rack. I’ll have a look and let you know.