1998 Audi Quattro Servo-matic power steering

1998 AUDI QUATTRO
15,500 MILES • 6 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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I have a '98 Quattro Wagon (earlier C-4 chassis) and the steering is sometimes (not always) very heavy at low (parking) speeds. Does this car have "servo-matic" power steering? If so, is there a way of telling whether the problem is servo, rack or pump related?
May 9, 2008 at 7:56 PM
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Servotronic is the industry jargon for speed sensitive power steering. It is possibly a failed servotronic module as you claim it to be intermittent but still working.
May 10, 2008 at 10:06 AM
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