Re: [T3] steering rebuild

[Chris Wright <Christopher.Wright@Sun.COM>]

<x-flowed>John,
Congratulations on your win!
There is another steering box adjustment (slightly harder to do) which 
is the big bottom adjuster on the box.  It screws in to the bottom of 
the box and is held in adjustment by a 41mm nut.  Slacken the nut and it 
allows you to adjust the end play on the worm gear.  The serrated 
internal dupression in the adjuster actually needs a VW 278a wrench to 
fit it perfectly, but you can usually rotate it without this once the 
big nut is slack.  With the front lifted, adjust this screw plate up 
until there is no up and down play in the worm.  If when you've done it, 
the steering binds anywhere from lock to lock, then you need to back it 
off a bit.  The proper sequence is do the worm end play first and then 
the adjustment on the top of the box for the roller-to-worm play that 
you already adjusted.

There should be a max of 1 inch play on the steering wheel with the car 
on the ground and the steering wheel turned 90degrees from straight.  
There may be a bit more in the central position.

Chris

type3weezer@comcast.net wrote:

> Hey folks, does anyone know if the steering gear box on the early T3's can be rebuilt? Last time I was under the car, I replaced the steering dampner and tightened down the nut on top of the gear box but I still get what I think is alot of play in the wheel. Yesterday coming home from the maple grove show it was kinda windy and the car was all over the road. (BTW- took first place)
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> John
> 65 square (weezer)
> 04 jetta
> Just Cruisin By
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