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Date:         Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:08:11 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: manual steering - more questions - longish
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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At 04:22 AM 6/12/2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>>#1) The rack of course is different.
>>#2) The spindles are different
>>#3) The lower control arms are different
>>#4) The steering linkage is different
>>#5) And of course there is the pump and hoses.
>>#6) To top it off the steering wheel on the power steering is smaller
>>diameter.


The power-steering ones had faster steering (fewer turns lock-to-lock).  I
think you can fit the power much more easily if you leave the steering
ratio alone and simply make it a powered version of the manual-steering setup.


david




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David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"
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