What Sort Of Steering Rack Do I Have?

[chocolate_o_brian 0]

My car is a 1988 205 GTI 1.9 model. Phase 1.5 I believe. What sort of steering rack do I have, it's a non pas model too.

 

I need a new rack as mine has play so looking around places like GSF and ebay to source a bargain s money is tight.

 

Cheers

 

Andy

[hengti 2]

the difference is in the pinion that leaves the rack and is bolted to the lower part of the steering column (under the car, obviously). not sure on the cut-off point, but earlier cars were splined pinion and later were square pinion. safest way of being sure would be to have a look from the wheel arch or underneath the car (can't remember if you can tell from the engine bay but worth a quick look). should be obvious which you've got as the part of the lower column that bolts over the pinion will either be cylindrical (splined) or a squared-off open-ended clamp (square)

[soap.mactavish 0]

yes its easy to see.

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

Yours will most likely be a splined type in my experience, but your car is close to the changeover, so you'll need to check. 1989 cars I have had apart usually have splined, whilst 1990 cars have square.

[chocolate_o_brian 0]

the difference is in the pinion that leaves the rack and is bolted to the lower part of the steering column (under the car, obviously). not sure on the cut-off point, but earlier cars were splined pinion and later were square pinion. safest way of being sure would be to have a look from the wheel arch or underneath the car (can't remember if you can tell from the engine bay but worth a quick look). should be obvious which you've got as the part of the lower column that bolts over the pinion will either be cylindrical (splined) or a squared-off open-ended clamp (square)

 

 

Excellent, thanks for that.

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Yours will most likely be a splined type in my experience, but your car is close to the changeover, so you'll need to check. 1989 cars I have had apart usually have splined, whilst 1990 cars have square.

I agree, I've never seen a square pinion rack on a car newer than 1990.

 

Service box lists the splined rack as up to chassis number ending 23420000 so that might give you an indication.

 

Graham.