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Free bump, winters coming

I doubt its normal. Its probably a missing washer / spacer, but in practise it wont have much effect on the way it works. I think fuzzer had a sale thread with several of these going cheap a few months ago

Wow54

The hoses don't look squashed, the delaminate inside and tear then act like a one way valve (this can happen on brake hoses). Disconnect the column from the rack, it should turn freely - a seized column would explain why the pump never sounds under pressure on full lock?

Are all pulleys OE? Do you have a hose collapsing internally (can you feed stiff fencing type wire through in both directions? Is the column seized?

Trade Parts Supplies is VWs own all brand parts supply chain

The owner has a G60, so check carefully the front will fit your VR, rears are the same, as are MK2 / MK3

Or a cheap return flight?

Some Powerflow paces will weld you a new flexi joint in if the rest of the downpipe is still OK?

They look like Koni top adjustable dampers (re-buildable if so) and black Eiback springs

Not mine http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Schrick-VR6-OBD1-Inlet-Manifold-Complete-Golf-Mk3-Corrado-VR6-Rare-/302442992289?hash=item466b01d2a1:g:h9cAAOSwxw1ZsEk~

I've got 2 garages, one is a drive through, 21 feet by 9 feet internally, its just feasible to remove wheels both sides to work on the brakes, its a maul to refit the wheels as you're body is too close to the wheel, back to the wall to see what you're doing. Garage 2 is 11 feet wide, 30 feet long and is comfortable to work with just one car inside, it has benches on 3 sides at the end and will hold both Corrados at a push, but there's no way of getting around them and the double doors are difficult to close from the inside its so tight (there's no external locks on the double doors.

Medium sized cars are around 6 feet six inches between mirrors (the widest point).

16 feet wide in old money internally. What are your intentions? What length? (you'll need benches, tool cabs, storage etc). A single door or two doubles?

When its dark outside run the engine with the bonnet open and mist water around the plug leads / dizzy cap with a hand spray bottle and watch for sparks migrating between leads.

Who rebuilt the rack?

Have you tried revving the engine to 4000RPM and seeing if there's more assistance then?

Just change it, brake fluid is cheap enough and fresh fluid will help stop the ABS pump from gumming up.

I'd try a known good used pump next. You can use old magazines with shiny paper as skid plates under the tyres to lighten the load at the steering wheel whilst doing the lock to lock bleeding, but they don't last very long.

Driving between Filey and Pickering (Yorkshire) earlier today I spotted a Blue Corrado (Storm?) in a garden with the bonnet open with several people looking under the bonnet - I think there was a MK3 on the drive too?

Have you tried jacking the wheels off the floor to remove tyre resistance then turning lock to lock? If still stiff, undo the trackrods from the knuckles, wheels back on move them a full sweep by hand with the rack disconnected to prove ball joints / top mounts aren't seized. At least then you've proved its not mechanical issues and you can concentrate on the PAS assembly.

The sender will be matched to the gauge so one from a different manufacturer will most likely give an erroneous reading on the gauge

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282467591250 I've seen a few mention improvements in lifter noise after using this, not tried it myself though

No worries

So if I posted you a cheque for £1385 for delivery after 8th Sept would that be agreeable to you?