>That's been my experience too. My '90 with the power steering >disconnected drives >like my '72 loaf did...no sweat. Long term, I do keep wondering >whether my p.s. >rack will suffer some sort of damage from being used without the p.s. fluid >circulating through it <shrug>. The pump isn't turning, so no wear. BUT it should in theory be filled with fluid and the inlet/outlets sealed. You don't want the pump to rust internally. My diesel 89 Corolla wagon had manual steering. I fitted PS to it myself, but there's a leak in the lines somewhere and I never bothered to put a belt on it either. Steering's still pig-heavy, but no worse than the manual rack. I'll get the leak fixed some day (year). Maybe even fit a belt! -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.