> My friendly neighborhood VW/Vanagon dismantler has another good used
> non-leaking powersteering rack for sale for $200 (plus $50 core
> charge unless
> you send yours back). This is complete tie rod to tie rod.
> He prefers to sell locally so he doesn't have to ship.

Frankly this isn't a particularly good deal.  I have rebuilt ones, with
lifetime warranty from the rebuilder, also basically end to end (including
tierods but not ends), for $249.95 minus listmember discount (netting down
to $238).  This is hardly more than the dismantler's price on a used one,
for a rebuilt one with a lifetime warranty.  The core deposit is higher
($150), but you get it back anyway when you return your old rack.

If your tie rods are in good shape, you can actually get it for _less_ than
the price of the used one.  A rebuilt "short rack" is $189.95 with discount.
Same rack but without the tie rods.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  http://www.busdepot.com
  (215) 234-VWVW