i just cut the power steering belt
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i just cut the power steering belt
Damn that power steering box makes the steering really stiff.
Tomorrow i'll bolt off the hoses, i hope that helps some. But damn its MUCH harder to turn than a non ps setup.
Worth it tho, it revs quicker and seems to pull harder.
I'm sure the biggest change will come when i actually phyically remove the pump and box.
~Geoff
Tomorrow i'll bolt off the hoses, i hope that helps some. But damn its MUCH harder to turn than a non ps setup.
Worth it tho, it revs quicker and seems to pull harder.
I'm sure the biggest change will come when i actually phyically remove the pump and box.
~Geoff
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Re: i just cut the power steering belt
Originally posted by ioTus
But damn its MUCH harder to turn than a non ps setup.
~Geoff
But damn its MUCH harder to turn than a non ps setup.
~Geoff
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Originally posted by thorin
lots of people convert from manual steering boxes to ps boxes without the pump.. just for the better ratio.
lots of people convert from manual steering boxes to ps boxes without the pump.. just for the better ratio.
And a hell of a good ratio it is too. I don't have to use a K turn for anything, I can turn around the gas pumps at Sunoco, and the steering feeling is highly responsive at speed. Plus it's a good forearms workout.
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I just pulled out my PS pump and everything associated with it. I just looped back the high and low pressure side on the steering box.
I love the feel of it compared to my non P/S RX-7. Its tight and feels very responsive.
I love the feel of it compared to my non P/S RX-7. Its tight and feels very responsive.
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OK well i see how to loop it now, but there are THREE lines going into the box, not just two.
It goes on the engine side to the what used to be pump, from the pump into the cooling line, from the cooling line into some doohickey, from the doohickey, TWO lines exit. One seems to be the send line, the other is the one in question.
What should i do with the thrird line?
~Geoff
It goes on the engine side to the what used to be pump, from the pump into the cooling line, from the cooling line into some doohickey, from the doohickey, TWO lines exit. One seems to be the send line, the other is the one in question.
What should i do with the thrird line?
~Geoff
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Yeah carl. There was a loop between the send/return, and it seems the cooling line. I dont quite udnerstand it, but it doesnt matter now.
I have taken it all out, and looped the send/return line. It works so perfect now.
Corners which i felt uneasy at 60 at w/ power steering, i now feel WELL within my abilities at 80. This is one of the bets improvements to my car yet.
I think i'm going to keep my PS box, chris.
Thanks for the help guys!
Now i can start cleaning the other half of my engine bay :-D
I have taken it all out, and looped the send/return line. It works so perfect now.
Corners which i felt uneasy at 60 at w/ power steering, i now feel WELL within my abilities at 80. This is one of the bets improvements to my car yet.
I think i'm going to keep my PS box, chris.
Thanks for the help guys!
Now i can start cleaning the other half of my engine bay :-D
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Re: Re: i just cut the power steering belt
Originally posted by Rotary13B1
Better start bench pressing trannies man! j/k.. next time try making a left turn while holding coffee with the left hand and not spilling.... no cup holders in 1st gens =)....ohh well ...
Better start bench pressing trannies man! j/k.. next time try making a left turn while holding coffee with the left hand and not spilling.... no cup holders in 1st gens =)....ohh well ...
Haven't spilled a drink yet! I can just turn around with my right arm and drop drinks in the styrofoam. Of course, I don't test the limits of my tires with drinks in the foam, but it will get you through a parking lot!
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Cool... Ive had 2 power steerings fail (on different SEs).. the first one blew up, not sure if it was a hose so out it all went.. the second one the pulley started making grinding noises then it seized up, so I snipped the belt and Im leaving the system in since I'll be doing an engine swap anyways.
Initailly it does take a bit of getting used to again.. a little more effort to turn the wheel, mostly from a standing start in a parking lot, but the gain is of steering response and feel..especially at high speeds
Initailly it does take a bit of getting used to again.. a little more effort to turn the wheel, mostly from a standing start in a parking lot, but the gain is of steering response and feel..especially at high speeds
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Damn, it did start!
wow. I remeber when I told him to cut the belt. ah thoes were the days, I believe they are all interchageable. No real world experience but all roads point to that direction.
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