Power Steering Removal
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Power Steering Removal
I just talked to an excellent mechanic (my brother) and he said that removing the power steering in my car will ruin the steering rack. Without power assist the rack and pinion see a lot more load and they will wear out quickly. Does anyone have a lot of miles on a car with the power steering pump removed? Is there a manual rack that fits this car? I have never seen a 7 without power steering. Please advise....
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yes, you'll need to get a manual rack if you want to remove the P/S. I think non P/S only came on S4 cars, but I'm not sure.
if you want a manual rack, I have an extra I can sell you. shipping might be a bitch though. let me know if interested.
if you want a manual rack, I have an extra I can sell you. shipping might be a bitch though. let me know if interested.
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You can run the PS rack w/o the pump just fine. The parts are just as strong, it just has a different (and better) ratio
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yes it will be hard to turn at low speeds but at a high speeds it stiffens the steering up, but it's really the same as a manual rack so i would try to find a manual rack.
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Originally posted by Bigretardhead
won't it be super hard to turn at low speeds though?
won't it be super hard to turn at low speeds though?
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I just took my pump out and plugged all 3 hoses and my car is pretty easy to turn. My friend did the same thing in his GXL and his is noticeablely harder to turn Maybe it has something to do w/the amount of fluid in the rack.
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F1 steering ratios are less than 1 turn lock to lock. This is so the drivers can leave both hands on the wheel at all times. But you also need to know that F1 cars do not have to turn as tight as a street car, so "full lock" is going to be much different... discarding all the other rediculous "similarities" between a street car and an F1 car.
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no you have to loop the power steering lines. cut all the lines off and loop the two bigger ones nadn cap the smaller one and keep fulid in it, there is a big improvement in it over the ps, i did it to my 10th ann.
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NO.....you dont.........looping the lines will work just as putting bolts in will.....im running my p/s rack with the lines bolted...its fine...not to hard to turn...i like it much better than the sloppy p/s.