MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: johnboy07 on July 07, 2011, 07:59:07 pm

Title: fixed at last
Post by: johnboy07 on July 07, 2011, 07:59:07 pm

sooo nice to have my car back but not so nice its after £1102.65. Ouch  :fighting:. new steering rack with new wiring and drives perfectly now. I will try and put some pics up of a few changes ive made to my car including a diy job on the front lower grilles. cut the holes and resprayed them and they look quite good. AP has seen them and said they look good and oem and cost me nothing as already had the paint.  :smiley:

Title: Re: fixed at last
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on July 07, 2011, 08:03:45 pm

What problems / symptoms were you suffering before the new rack mate?

Glad your back on the road  :happy2:

Title: Re: fixed at last
Post by: johnboy07 on July 07, 2011, 08:13:29 pm

well on full lock before i changed my anti roll bar bushes i would get a grinding noise and vibrations and then after installing my anti roll bar bushes i think i knocked the torque sensor and then the power steering failed completely and causethe steering light to come on red and three beeps every time the ignition was turned on. so kind of self inflicted but it was if any a tiny little knock that caused it to go. poorly designed and very weak component hence why in 2006 vw revised the rack to stop this happening.