How Do You Remove Power Steering?

[FreQ13]

I thought I liked not having power steering after my last 2 vehicles a 90 dsm and a 91 Hardbody didnt have it but then I got my CB and dont know how I lived without it lol

[MyDianaZ06]

You can loop the two main lines together. The two pump lines you can route at the rack and the reservoir you can leave at the top. That way it stays lubricated thats how mine is routed.

so all this does is save the r&p? or does it help steering aswell?
is it a bad thing if it drys out?

[ibr_adam09]

i have been running dry for a yr now and i have no problem's with my R/P

but i would recommend looping the lines just in case, i am just lazy to do it if i ever


if you leave it dry there is a chance that the R/p will get loose and make steering sloppy, meaning 120$ out of your pocket

[MyDianaZ06]

i have been running dry for a yr now and i have no problem's with my R/P

but i would recommend looping the lines just in case, i am just lazy to do it if i ever


if you leave it dry there is a chance that the R/p will get loose and make steering sloppy, meaning 120$ out of your pocket

DAMN! Alrighty thax for the info yo!

[Shadow1]

and it turned out to be his worst idea ever. He couldn't turn the wheel worth a shit.

well thats because he's either weak(which i doubt) or he just doesnt turn right

I've always experience just about the opposite. It's A LOT harder to turn if you leave the lines hooked up to the pump than if you took them off.

as long as you keep the car moving at least 1 or 2mph, you'll have a much easier time turning the steering wheel. and of course its gonna be harder to turn w/o power steering silly.

[Shadow1]

i have been running dry for a yr now and i have no problem's with my R/P

but i would recommend looping the lines just in case, i am just lazy to do it if i ever


if you leave it dry there is a chance that the R/p will get loose and make steering sloppy, meaning 120$ out of your pocket

DAMN! Alrighty thax for the info yo!

DO NOT listen to him. this is dangerous. if your rack and pinion freezes up, you could be driving and it will remove your ability to steer the car. last time i checked, thats a bad thing...

[AD5OS]

I have done some electric car and racing modifications where I took out the AC and Power steering and sometimes the alternator. On an electric car you really have no choice but to take out all of those components.

I've disabled Power steering on a few cars and I have either totally replaced the rack and pinion with a totally mechanical one... best option I think.

But I have also kept the hydraulic one and looped the lines together to keep the fluid in there. It works fine as well... I think I have also heard of people replacing the hydrolic fluid with oil or something to keep everything lubricated in there. Check out ecomodder.com for information on removing PS and AC.

BTW I personally think that power steering makes it HARDER to steer even going slow! The only advantage I see to the power steering is that there is more "mushy" feeling between turning the wheel and how it drives.


BTW with the AC removal... You might look into finding a very small electric AC and modifying it to work under the passenger side dash... I've seen this done in an electric here in Houston but the owner uses it to cool down the car BEFORE he gets in it so the car is at least kinda cool while he take it out for a spin. Also I've seen Styrofoam boxes full of ice and a fan to keep electric cars and planes cool.

[paulhenrick2k8]

and it turned out to be his worst idea ever. He couldn't turn the wheel worth a shit.

yeah. the car must be moving in order for you to turn the steering wheel

[d112crzy]

We were going over 15mph and he couldn't make a simple 90* turn. It took BOTH of us to do so.

[93F22A6]

Just an idea that someone can try. Take the power steering pump off of a Honda Fit(it's electric) and use it. This should fix the problem with no being able to steer worth a damn.

[d112crzy]

How many Fits do you see at the jy? :

[woopwooph22]

and it turned out to be his worst idea ever. He couldn't turn the wheel worth a shit.

lol ive been running without p/s for about 4 years... never noticed too much of a differecne in it being hard to turn i pull u-turns all day at 20+ lmao...just ask shadow im crazy with no p/s,no a/c, no cruise

[d112crzy]

lol ive been running without p/s for about 4 years... never noticed too much of a differecne in it being hard to turn i pull u-turns all day at 20+ lmao...just ask shadow im crazy with no p/s,no a/c, no cruise

I've also been running without PS for 4+ years and am an encourager of getting rid of PS. It is definitely not difficult driving without PS.

There is something wrong with the way he(drummersteve) routed his lines. Which is why I said it was the worst idea ever when shadow1 mentioned it.

Remove the belt, remove bracket and pump, cut the lines and loop them. No need to add a reservoir and do uneccessary shit.

[fatboy1185]

i dont have power steering, but my wheel is starting to get a little play in it.

[d112crzy]

That would probably be your tie rods, inner and outer. My wheel has got maybe a few cm's of play.