Well I have just measured the steering rack.
As you would expect, the total length is correct at 1224.5mm, but my tie rods are much shorter than the workshop manual dimension 1 on page 7, Section H. The manual says they should be 263mm, but mine are only 225mm long. That in effect means that they do not line up with the centres of the top and bottom suspension arms, so I have the potential of around 40mm of out of line bump steer.
Is the workshop manual correct? Are these dimensions for a TC or an S2 which may be different?
My manual has these dimensions:-
1 263.0mm
2 30.04mm
3 85.85mm
4 26.16mm
5 432.56mm
Therefore the dimension from the centre of the pinion/steering column to the shorter track rod end = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 409.05mm.
I am confused.