[DaveN]

I was under the car the other day cleaning as the suspension is out at the moment. I noticed a hard plastic tube about 25 cm long connecting the left and right side of the rack. It was not seating on one end as it's 18 years old and crispy. I will replace it but I couldn't figure out what it was for? It had no fluid in it so is it some kind of push/pull air balance over-engineered Porsche thing?

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[robadams56]

It's called a compensating line, part #944 347 311 00. Don't know what it's function is, perhaps someone can chime in.

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[kwikt]

It's suppose to equalize the pressure in the steering rack boots when turning left to right. You can really use any type of hose to reconnect.

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[DaveN]

Yea, I looked it up in PET when I got home. I makes me wonder how engineers think of this stuff. The amount of air coming out one side and being pumped into the other side actually makes a difference in the steering operation? My hose was not really sealing at all and I really doubt there will be a difference when repaired but I guess in a perfect world it does.

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