Jeff_92S4

Is this a good idea? A new rack is like $800 from what I've heard, and the pump is like $400 from fap99.com. Aaron at Shokan has a really clean rack for $150 with 138k miles on it, and I've found a couple pumps with under 100K miles on them for cheap. If you were in my position, what would you do?

SCarGo02

...started leaking (slightly) around 170k (now has 190k). He has to top off the fluid level every few months.

With that being said, that A6 has had at least one power steering pump since my family has owned it (since new), maybe two. It definitely doesn't steer as smoothly as the new rack (not rebuilt one) presently in my car -- my car does have 240k on it now.

If you plan on keeping the car, I'd say do it once and do it right. If you plan on selling it, do whatever's cheapest right now.

UrScubed

<ul><li><a href="http://www.jorgenauto.com/rack-pinion/audi.html#AUDI">Audi racks</a></li></ul>

UrSobsessed

ditto.

Jeff_92S4

So I buy a rebuilt one from them and then send in my old core?