The stock bushings have flats on them, to be oriented so they are vertical" that would seem to allow more lateral movement. I guess VW wanted to reduce steering feedback?

The coupling, yeah, one more thing to replace :)

Alistair

On Sep 12, 2014, at 12:13 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

>> ..... My rack moved, but not as much as
>> yours. Even so, the new bushings were an upgrade.
> 
> At the time, I wondered if it was a quality of rubber issue (OEM vs ? make).
> 
> And good catch on that coupling disc. I would suggest that the cracks
> may not easily be seen with the part still installed:
> 
> https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/steeringcouplingdiscfrom%2781
> 
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