Date:         Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:22:51 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Power Steering Removal (WAS: Re: Vanagon handling.)
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>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