Power steering rack MK1?

[82cab]

Does anyone know what the best power rack is to adapt to a mk1 manual?
I'm thinking of getting a mk3 set-up and i want to know if it can fit reasonably easily.

I know the linkage brackets are different but i can weld the old ones back on it.

Anyway, if anyone has done it, any advice would be great.

[Golf Loon]

Mk3 bolts onto the subframe and is completely different.

Goto Pick and Payless armed with an old one and see what looks similar.

[82cab]

That was the plan, i've got a spare mk1 rack and i wanted to see if the rack less the arms was the same length and the streering column fit Etc. I know of one other guy doing it to a mk1, but i'm not sure if the lines interfere with the gear linkage

[aprr32]

pwr rack

A golf 2 rack will fit with a bit of fiddling but the biggest hassle is mounting the gearshift brackets, or put in an auto or cable shift.

[Golf Loon]

Re: pwr rack

or put in an auto or cable shift.

Not an Auto, but a cable shift Mk3 box would be the go.

[82cab]

at the moment i can get a mk3 set up, that's pretty cheap, but unfortunately it doesn't have a cable box in it. Thanks for the advice guys

[Golfwise]

steering

Its all been covered before and the outcome was
Go to the Gym

[GoLfMan]

come on guys the steering isnt that heavy on a golf its actually relatively light... it only weighs 800 kilos :roll:

[82cab]

its not for me, its so my woman can drive it too, the car has 15 X 7's on it with a small momo wheel, so when she tries to turn the car when its stationary, she struggles a lot.

The things we do for women

[Golfwise]

Please check out the past posts on this subject.
Advise you turf the silly steering wheel and 7 inch wheels.
I've had to do that for a female owner before ,cabs seem to be heavier than early LS's.I put 14 inch wheels,185/60 tyres and late Mk1 GTi steering wheel and a good wheel alignment.It was a vast improvement but still not like PS.
The closest thing would be a LHD 944/924 rack.Notice I said LH
good luck

[finemk1]

Advise you turf the silly steering wheel and 7 inch wheels.

as if...........

[Golfwise]

As if what ?
Little steering wheels are for gocarts.
The worlds a compromise buddy, you mustn't have a woman ?

[syncro]

Get a wheel alignment and rotate your tyres as well what Golfwise said.

[finemk1]

have a woman, not one id change my ride for, thell em they cant drive it, otherwise your pussywipt and obviously she wears the pants in the relationship

[GoLfMan]