"so you run the 2 lines that goto the pump itself together and just yank the rest out..and thats it? what do you connect those 2 lines together with?"

No you take those two lines out and then youll get to the knuckle and you take out the lines around that then you go and get screw caps for all the holes you have its only 4 caps....

 

now im pretty damn confused about power steering removal "thanks rotorific!" lol

 

plain and simple take all the god damn hoses out and see what your left with, then go to homedepot or lowes and get some screw caps so **** doesnt get inside the rack and its is a good idea to try and put some power steering fluid in the rack before you cap it off....sound better?

 

I have a way of using all the old bolts and fittings, almost looks factory.

Jack, buddy... what about tonight? I will help you rip that out.

 

theres been times when i autocrossed and outran the PS pump, which basicly means you go with out PS for a moment. If you only drag and drive around town, i guess you would be ok. But would like to see if you could do a slalom with out the PS.

check out the pics on the website in my sig to see what i mean.

 

Jack, this is Lee from Tampa. When are you going to be taking the P/S unit out? This weekend? I want to help you cuz I will prolly be doing it to my GTU sometime soon.

 

lee check ur PM .. "u got mail"
ever wonder why the aol guy that says u got mail is gramatically incorrect???
"""u have mail""""
im weird!

 

man whatever non ps is not hard at all ill use it anywhere any time you feel in control a hell of alot more and unless your anemic then you can turn it in a slalom with no problem...

 

RIGHT ON rotorific!!!! lol

 

the only way it wouldn't work in the salomon would be if you were going 5mph! then you got a bigger problem then not having PS

 

so how hard do u guys think it is to takeoff the p/s but leav the a/c on ? thatz my situation though!
jack

 

it isn't too hard. the ps is on top, disconnecting the hoses was the hardest for me. I posted a link about what I did.

 

PS pump comes off with bracket which itself is heavy and big too...if u will want keep AC, u have to keep that bracket too....

 

anyone have pics of an engine that has a/c but no power steering? well i fi have to keep the braket couldnt i jus cut half of it and reducea lil of its weight?
jack

 

it jus dawned on me let me answer my own question...... the tensioning bolt is connected to the top of the bracket for the a/c so cannot cut it.. whatever its ok.

 

try to find a basemodel they come with manual steering and ac that would help but its still not gonna show the ps. lines and where they would go....

 

DO THE BASE MODELS Come with a different bracket? is that what ur saying?

 

i would check dealer/port installed A/C systems which are on sale at mazdaformance.com, they should have brackets for A/C only....we are going to be buying some of those kits hopefully and we will not need those brackets probably since we will be installing those compressors on stock large brackets....

 

Ok guys Here Is a picture of My power steering rack could you show me which lines to connect becouse from reading it doesnt make it to clear. I think this will help out the others too.

 

Same set up I have, and I just started looking into removing my setup myself.. Looks like we will have to do it the way Felix done it.

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ht=manual+rack

 

Ok guys you plug #3 and connect 1 and 2 together.