Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:57:08 -0400
Reply-To: Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
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Thanks Dennis, are these the lines you are talking about?
https://www.busdepot.com/251498100
On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 12:27 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> The hose kit from Bus Depot has the fittings for the Rack. For the shaft
> from the relay (angle box) to the rack that can be shortened, ( cut and
> weld) to work.
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> Dennis
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> *From:* Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 18, 2022 11:02 PM
> *To:* Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> *Subject:* Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
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> Sorry got the full
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> List on gowesty gonna see if I can source this stuff. Thanks
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> On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 10:59 PM Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Dennis,
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> Just checked vancafe and they had this to say: Please keep the fittings
> from your old rack where the power steering lines join with the new rack.
> any listers have these?
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> On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 9:38 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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> If you locate all the bits the VW power steering is a bolt on affair.
> Using the hose kit instead of the original hard lines makes it easy.
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> Dennis
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Tom C
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 3:28 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
>
> Oh yea I've searched them all their are actually manufacturers producing
> them now. I guess really I'm asking how big of a PIA is installing regular
> hydraulic power steering?
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> On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 3:02 PM Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
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> > Samba has threads on electric, but from which vehicle I do not remember.
> > Saturn, maybe? Worth a search over there.
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> > Stephen
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> > Mobile
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> > > On Mar 18, 2022, at 3:00 PM, Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey Guys,
> > >
> > > I currently have an 84 westy and I'm kinda feeling like getting some
> > power
> > > steering. Been researching the electrical steering kits, seems like
> > > the downside is I'd lose the collapsibility of the steering column
> > > in the
> > event
> > > of a head on collision, and the plastic shroud around the column has
> > > to
> > get
> > > sliced and diced to fit everything up in there. I do have the bmw
> > > booster not sure if that would have an effect? What's the downside
> > > of grabbing a power steering rack and running lines to the usual
> > > power steering pump
> > spot
> > > in the back? I'm about to install new bushing on the rack anyway and
> > > the steering stiffner. I have all new bushings except steering and
> > > I'm hoping it gets rid of the vibration in the steering wheel I get
> > > at highway
> > speeds.
> > > I'd prefer not to slice and dice the plastic covers up front but if
> > > electric is better I would. Thanks for your thoughts. tom
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