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Old 03-13-2009, 04:48 PM
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83 power steering

Would an 83 2+2 be too hard to drive with the power steering removed? I know it would make a big difference but how much? Does anyone have experience with this?
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:11 PM
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If you're just taking the belt off the pump yeah it'll be a bitch. It's not like driving a car that never had power steering.
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:16 PM
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easiest way to find out would be to take the belt off, i did on my 82 and it would take some getting used to, i put the belt back on.
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:20 PM
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You gotta remove the entire power steering system, just taking the belt off doesn't tell you anything.
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:21 PM
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oh didn't realize he wanted to put in a manual steering rack in
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:22 PM
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that's the only way to do it, or you'll end up putting the belt back on like you did
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:26 PM
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ya and the only reason i had the belt off was because autozone gave me the wrong size
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:28 PM
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lol aye that'll happen.
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:54 PM
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just another question on the steering system. is replacing the rack and pinion extremely difficult on these cars?
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:55 PM
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If converting to manual rack... not very (as long as you know what you are doing).
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:59 PM
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well i was contemplating taking the power steering off b/c of a leak and to save jus a lil bit of weight i know it isnt much but i was talking about the actual ps rack and pinion cuz its got a lot of play in the wheel turning to the left
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You'd lose a grand total of prolly 6 to 7 lbs... not enough to make up for nightmare turns below 10mph (keeping the stock rack). Is the leak coming from a hose? Connection? Reservoir? Rack? Boots?

Have you checked the ball joints?

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Old 03-13-2009, 06:08 PM
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its a hose in a couple places...i actually took the belt off of a nissan p/u i had with 31s o nit and i drove that for a couple months and it was pretty tough i jus didnt know if it would be as bad since the tires are way smaller
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just replace the how its easy. you can even try some stop leak, it works if its a small leak usually. but i would do something fast cause if you keep runing the pump out of fluid or low on fluid it will die
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Old 03-13-2009, 06:40 PM
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its not that bad yet its a slow leak and plus it isnt even on the road yet
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