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Cross member ground wire
I found my wire that I removed from my cross member when I removed my power steering rack. I know one end connects to the sheet screw in the cross member but where does the other end go? It's about 6 inches long. Thanks.
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06-04-2006, 12:19 PM
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Same type of tapped hole on the steering rack. This is the ground wire for the horn.
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You told me it was the ground for the horn but at the time I was convinced the wire was coming from somewhere else under the car. Turns out I found the wire sitting on the floor of my garage. I'm going to go home from work and see if I can find this other hole in the steering rack. It's amazing, I rebuilt the steering rack as well as my entire front suspension several times but sometimes I feel like I'm retarded.
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Won't see it til you drop it. IIRC, it's on top of the rack near the input shaft, or there abouts. Why bother though the entire rack is bushed, tap a new ground if need be.
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is it going to leak? I don't remember seeing a screw like the one on the crossmember going into the steering rack. To my knowledge it came from a hole with a bolt on it. If this is correct, can't I just connect it to any bolt on the rack? I don't even think my horn worked in the first place...hmmm, I might just leave this one off if grounding the horn is its only purpose.
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Mine is connected to a 10mm head bolt (M6) on the front of the rack. There are 2 bolts holding a plate on, and the plate extends to the side and has an extra bolt hole for the ground wire.
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Mine is the same set up as mentioned by Zero10
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Then a 10 mm bolt on the tensioning plate it is. Thanks again guys.
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After looking at it I realized it's the same bolt that the steering hose uses as a mount. I remembered taking it off of here, all is right with the world again, it's just been a few long weeks.
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So if one were to attach the small connector to the crossmember at the treaded boss then move the other end around at it's limit in a big circle you would figure out where it attaches to.
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Yeah, I never claimed to be smart, oh well.
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1983 Porsche 944 2.5 liter
