On Jun 27, 2010, at 3:49 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET> wrote: > Folks: After like 5 years of driving my PS equipped Vanagon(90 GL) > without power steering, the u joint was starting to complain by > clunking around. No doubt more stress on it as it took more effort > to turn the wheel all those years.
It's doubtful that you can exert more power than the powerassist system on the u-joint. More likely, the tendency to 'muscle' the wheel with jerking movements as opposed to the smoother turns of the assisted rack is the culprit.
BenT |
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