I have my 1999 Carrera 4 Coupe. About 98000 miles. I'd like to rebuild the front suspension, including the inner and outer tie-rods. I'll need tie-rods and boots, plus the retaining rings and that sealing ring. Looks like there are a few different parts for the steering rack, which must be different sizes or shapes because the related parts are different. The Katalog I have shows 996 347 011 05, plus -06 and -07 for the rack. Looks like -06 and -07 require different external parts. How can I tell which steering rack I have? Is a part number on it in a visible spot or can I measure something to figure out which bellows, clamping ring, and sealing ring I need? Note that I'd like to figure out which rack actually is in the car, not just do a VIN lookup and hope it results in the correct parts. Is the part number cast on the rack somewhere? Maybe there are other identifying marks or sizes or stampings?
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Awesome, thanks! Hopefully that side is visible from underneath.
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I got the wheel liners out and the front center pan out, too. With those removed, I was able to see over the front cross member and catch the part number in between the ribs on the rack while it was still in the car. Thanks again!
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