Date:         Fri, 5 May 2006 09:34:49 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Power steering component differences
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The geometry of the standard steering (as determined by the steering
knuckles) does indeed require (allow?) more turns of the steering wheel
to go from lock to lock.

With a power steering rack, this results in even less steering effort
than the factory power steering setup.

The coupler from the steering wheel shaft to the steering rack is
different for power steering so make sure you get that.

Mike



Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>>   I'm in the process of buying a used PS pump, reservoir, pipes &
>> rack to convert my 86.  A PO fitted wider tyres and a smaller Audi
>> steering wheel and my puny biceps can't handle the load.
>>
>>   The rack comes with track rods, but I have a misty recollection
>> that there might be other differences from the manual version that
>> I'm overlooking.  I think something was posted to the list about
>> this in the past few months, but I've searched the archives and
>> can't find it.  Can anyone help me out on this?
>
>
>  From what I've been told (and from my poor memory) the powered vans
> have different-length trackrods to the manual vans. I'm told a
> powered rack will work just fine with a nonpowered knusckles, but
> there will be more wheel-twirling needed for the same degree of
> roadwheel deflection.
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
>