So here I am, reporting back after 30k kilometers. The swap itself (from speed sensitive to normal) works fine, no strange steering or anything. I have kept the sensor from the speed sensitive rack connected to the wiring harness in a plastic bag so not even any DTC’s However… the rack is leaking (p...

well, it could indeed be that the speed dependant rack has fewer turns lock to lock compared to the standard rack, but twitchy handling is negated by the fact that the whole rack is replaced. I agree that twitchy behaviour could be an issue whenever you have a speed dependent rack which is continuou...

Looks like it's driven by the Power Steering Unit... Actually, after looking at the diagram, i think it can be done (not that it is relevant anymore). Component 6/71 is a valve (also depicted by the symbol; an electronically operated valve). It does not contain a sensor, nor is there any other sens...