matth76 1 Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 HiWhen ever possible after I have parked up and turned the engine off I twist the steering wheel a bit until the lock comes on (as it does with any car). Occasionally I find the lock doesn't come on no matter how much I twist the steering wheel to get the lock on. My question is..is it damaging to twist the steering wheel too much while the car is stationary? Will it cause undue stress on the steering rack or is the VR6 steering rack very tough?What ever the answer I don't bother putting the steering lock on unless I comes on straight away.Thanks for any help.CheersMatt Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 any "dry" steering can damage stuff, at best your tyres at worst the rack !amazed my steering lock only really comes at the "2 oclock" position from central, (from wheels straight) Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 What would be the symptoms of a damaged or "one the way out" steering rack? And (I know it's expensive) how much for a new standard one, or how much for an uprated one (if there are uprated ones available)? And what's the labour time to fit? Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted February 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Anyone? What are the symptoms of a steering rack on it's way out? Is it very easy for the likes of The Phirm to get access to and see what condition my steering rack is in?Are reconditioned racks much cheaper and equally as good? I know Corrado ones go for around £150-200 from ESP and I think GSF. VAG ones are over £800!! How good are ESP and GSF reconditioned steering racks? And how much is the labour to fit one?What exactly is "play in steering", as I've heard other members complain of this sometimes? Is this when you're driving a long and you can turn the steering wheel slightly in either direction and the car won't move, i.e you have to turn it more to actually turn the car? My car has always done that, in fact any car I've owned has done it too. I guess it's bad when it gets to the point when the play in movement gets a bit too large.Is there any way to "tighten" this "play" up without getting a new rack, so as to make the steering far more communicative and responsive (as that is something the VR6 lacks as standard)?Thanks for any help.Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 hey i have the exact same issue with my car, although it locks at 2 o'clock sometimes it just wont lock, all i do in this case is switch the car back on, turn the wheel a few times to the right then to the left and try again - never fails but still curious why this happens? Link to post Share on other sites
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