Rabbit L5-2.5L (BGP) (2006)
Steering Gear: Application and ID
Steering gear difference (Generation I and II), Rabbit/GTI
As of start of production of Rabbit/GTI 2004 >, steering gear (Generation I) is installed. This was replaced in model year 2004 with steering gear
(Generation II). Vehicles equipped with steering gear (Generation I) cannot be converted to (Generation II).
You can identify the steering gear when it is installed by the number of bolts on the steering pinion bracket cover.
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Raise vehicle.
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Turn steering wheel to stop on both sides in succession while noting the number of bolts - 1 -.
Steering gear (Generation I) has 4 bracket cover bolts, (Generation II) has 2 bolts.
Illustration shows steering gear (Generation I).