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Have a look at the steering rack on a Mk3 with the engine and subframe assembly in place. How do you get the rack out without taking the whole lot out?
Answer is easy. If you look at the subframe mountings you will notice there are 2 inline front and rear each side.
What you need to do is to remove 2 subframe mountings from one side or the other. (Make sure it is supported first and the car is jacked up sufficiently to do the operation). Remove fixings from the steering column to rack coupling. You will need to remove bell from base of column to do this and have someone with thin fingers at the front bulkhead side.
You should then be able to rotate the subframe down on the axis of the remaining 2 mounts (as they are inline). This should then give you enough clearance from the body to unbolt the rack from the subframe.
Remember to keep an eye on the brake lines for kinking as you rotate (drop) the engine subframe assembly. You might need to remove your exhaust, depending on whether it has a ball joint or not. You may also need to remove the gear selector from the gearbox end.