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Old 06-20-2022, 05:50 PM
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Yet another steering rack question

Now I know this topic has been beat to death and back, but i want to know if I've hit every connector before I resort to a new harness, or god forbid, a new steering rack.
Since i bought the car, I've had the whole "harder to turn right than left" issue, and every search I've done comes up with just saying to clean the connectors under the coolant tank. Well, I have done that 3 times now, to no real success, and then today, THIS happens as I'm pulling the 8 into a different parking spot.
Now, I am wondering if there's a connector that I might have missed before I start trying for the more expensive repairs. I know of the large wired connector, and I believe the smaller 3 wired connector right next to it underneath the coolant tank/air box tray, as well as the small 3 wired connector at the rack itself. Is there one I could be missing that I should get to and clean before I start needing to save for fixes that might not even work?
Old 06-22-2022, 05:18 PM
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That would be caused by a malfunction in the electronic controls. As far as I'm aware, that generally is only fixed by replacing the main rack in other cars.
Old 06-25-2022, 02:21 PM
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So quick update, but it ended up being that I missed a connector. There are 4 in total, 2 below the air box tray, and 2 on the rack. I had missed the large wired connector on the rack itself in my previous cleaning attempts, and she drove like a dream today.
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Nice diagnosis! I took a corner hard yesterday, she stuck like glue lol
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