Date:         Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:30:55 -0600
Reply-To:     Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Power Steering Removal (WAS: Re: Vanagon handling.)
Comments: To: Andrew Jack <andrewxp@aj.dnsalias.net>
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I drove my van with the PS rack disconnected for 1.5 years.   Its fine on
the highway but not fun intown.  Forget parallel parking too.  I think teh
non-ps rack is geared differently than the ps rack, also ive heard that
the steering wheel on the non-PS vans is bigger.  Go ahead and disconnect
your PS pump, i don't think you'll hurt anything.

Andrwe FOx
86' Westy w/ 200K 3rd PS rack, 3rd engine, thousands of dollars
in other parts replaced. im sorry to say i beleive my vehicle is a
mechanical POS!


On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Andrew Jack wrote:

>  mike ingle wrote:
>
> <snipped for brevity>
>
> It also has power steering (yuck).
> Is it feasable to change out the power steering for rack and pinionmanual steering? Mike
> Mike,
>
> Hey, could be worse, could be an auto trans (shudder).
>
> Why not just lose the drive belt?  OK I may be missing something here, and any other items on the same belt would still need to be driven.  Quick solution, and if you ever decided that you (or another driver) needed power steering, no drama to hook it up again.  Women love power steering. (Gratuitous generalisation from personal experience)
>
> Female wish list for a vehicle:
>
> Automatic
> Power Steering
> Air Conditioning
>
> Me: Pick any two
>
> They will go a manual shift anytime.
>
> Andrew
> '92 Syncro (aint no such thing as a syncro self shifter :-) )
>