How to replace the power steering rack on a VW Golf/Jetta MK4. Tools needed: -jack -stands or blocks -ratchet and metric socket set Basic procedure: -jack ve…
DIY: Volkswagen MKIV Power Steering Rack Replacement
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The engine is still supported by the upper motor mounts which are on the sides of the drive train. That bottom mount is more directed towards stopping the torsion movement of the engine rather than the actual weight of the whole drive train assembly.
How did you support the engine after removing te engine mount? Ill be changing my steering rack next week. Thanks
Holy smokes look at that rust!! You must be from eastern Canada lol.
How long time did you use on this replacement?
Question you think itd be the same process to change the rack on my cabrio?
Yep I believe that is the one. They’re located in a strip mall on the corner of Gore and Clark Road.
I found a business in London Ontario named “Brake and Steering Rebuilders”…seem familiar to you?
Hopefully you won’t have the replace the rack. I bought it from a power steering/brake rebuilder in London Ontario.
Is that what happened to your steering rack? Mine started gushing fluid a few weeks ago symptomatic of a busted seal as opposed to worn chrome on the shaft which should have leaked very very slowly. Too late for me as I already bought the stupid seal kit from RockAuto I’ll try installing it and if the leak comes back I’ll get a new rack. Where did you get your rack for under $300?
Does it have a tighter turning radius??? If you’re looking for an upgraded bolt in rack, apparently the Audi TT or Golf R32 racks are a great upgrade. Although I’m not sure what the best prices would be because I’m in Canada and I know there is a large variation between prices in different countries.
Unfortunately you can’t use a seal kit if most situations because the chrome coating on the shafts is what deteriorate rather than the seal itself. So after replacing the seals, you would still have the exactly same problem shortly down the road unless the shafts got re-plated.
Is that good or bad??
My rack went on my golf mk4 got the new one with modified parts and it cost me £1000 pound it’s an acs power steering rack from VW
Edelman 8917 is a seal kit you could have used.
VERY VERY helpful, Thank you for the video
Thank you for doing this. Very helpfull
There is no filter for the power steering on this particular vehicle. It could be overfull or the relief valve for the pump on the high pressure side of the hydraulic system is stuck.
Where is the power steering filter on this? Fluid is oozing out the top of reservoir when I turn engine on. Any reason for this? I read on a form forum filter may be clogged to cause fluid to come out of the reservoir cap..
Thanks!
0.7L – 0.9L of power steering fluid.
how much power steering fluid did you need?
I probably going to need to replace the pump as well as the rack…was wondering?
thank you so much i know what to do tomorrow 🙂
Good video dude, I’m replacing a rack on a mk4 Golf tomorrow after watching this it doesn’t look too bad.
Looks like a bad crack in the subframe at 4:40
i did the rack swap this weeken on the 00 vw beetle. i cant belive is the easyies rack i did so far. it took me less than one hour to swap out the old one, another hours for you know vaccume out air, and clean up the mess. i think out of all it took me 2 and a half hour to swap out the rack and do a alignment……..thank to your video……….
There is a lot of parts which are interchangeable with VW, so I would imagine it’s probably the same steering rack and the procedures are very similar. You should be able to do with in a weekend no problem. Mine took longer because I was doing it in my spare time during the winter (so I was working in the cold), I also had to order parts during the tear down, and I did sub frame bushings, control arms bushings, and ball joints at the same time.
i was wondring it’z the same procedure goes for the 00 vw beetle? gonna have to do one this weeken for my-inlaw. how long does it take you to do this one?
Thanks for taking the time out to do the video while your fixing you car. I have to replace my wacked sub frame and control arms but hope to leave the steering rack up in place. 13 1/2 minutes here helps out a lot.
May I suggest a front brake job? LOL 😛
They DO make seal kits for this…
ouch. I think he already has generalized..my emkay 3 GTI needs a new rack after 155klm so i’d say his right by my experience
isn’t the engine mounted to the front subframe? what’s preventing the engine from dropping out if you dropped the subframe aka k-frame?
Nope. The system does fully drain out when you disconnect the lines though.
Did you flush the system before you put new fluid in there?
dude replace your arb bushes while your in there.
Thank you… You only have to unbolt the bottom dog bone motor mount which stops the twisting action of the motor. There is still 2 other mounts on the timing belt side and transmission side of the engine which holds the engine in place. If you unbolt the bottom dog bone mount, the engine may twist back an inch and you’ll have to pull it back in place by hand when you bolt everything back up. I suppose you could use the bar for extra safety, but honestly I didn’t use one.
Nice video, I noticed that you didnt say anything about supporting the engine, I have plans on changing mines this week and the bentley tells me to support the engine so I got a engine support bar, any advice? It would be greatly appreciated.
It would be nice to have the torque specs in the video info:
tie-rod end nut – 26ft/lbs
wheel lugs – 81ft/lbs
dog bone to tranny – 30ft/lbs
dog bone to subframe – 15ft/lbs
subframe to unibody – 74 ft/lbs
no, cheap crap
Did your new rack come with the inner tie rods and boots like mine did?
Every time I write a paragraph
I keep getting Error, try again.
what am i doing wrong