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    how to remove the power steering?

    how do you remove the power steering or can I just cut the belt off what will happen if the bt is off
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    so let me get this straight? you actually want to remove the power steering? what for? so you can kill your arms in the process of trying to ACTUALLY steer?

    IMO purposefully removing powersteering= FAIL

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      how do you remove the power steering or can I just cut the belt off what will happen if the bt is of
      If you just take the belt off, the car will be very,difficult (though possible) to steer at parking and 3 point turn speed. You will have to use your whole torso to turn the wheel at those speeds, and your 3 point turns may become 6 point turns, with the power steering belt off and no other mods. Getting out of a parallel parking spot will require several back-and-forths, and getting into a slot parking spot may also require a few back-and-forths. Basically, any tight steering at low speed will have to be done in stages. (I know this because I lived it for 2 months this winter when my power steering pump went out and I didn't have time to change it out right away).

      To get true manual steering, --which at low speeds is much more manageable at low speeds than what I just described, and at medium and high speeds is just about as good as a power steering setup-- I believe you have to either remove the pistons inside the existing power steering rack (because they will get in the way of your manual steering effort if there is no hydraulic assist behind them) or put in a dedicated manual steering rack.

      However, I am no expert on this. There are DIYs around here somewhere I think.

      Personally I would think about 7 times and make sure I really understood the consequences before modifying the power steering rack top become a manual steering rack, because steering is right up there with braking as a safety future and I wouldn't want a mechanical failure in the steering systemwhile I (or anyone else) was driving because of some overlooked consequence of my mods that I didn't know about (to be redundant).

      so let me get this straight? you actually want to remove the power steering? what for? so you can kill your arms in the process of trying to ACTUALLY steer?

      True manual steering is not that bad. The steering you get when you just remove or have a broken power steering pump or have a broken power steering belt is not really manual steering, it is malfunctioning power steering, which is a lot harder to use at low speeds than true manual steering. At higher speeds, the power steering system modulates itself down so as to contribute little assist so the steering feel doesn't get too light anyways, so driving a power steering CB7 above about 45 mph would be roughly equivalent in steering effort to the effort of using a manual steering setup at 45 mph or above.
      Last edited by batever; 04-18-2010, 02:52 AM.

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        #4
        I seen some CB in here. With clean engine bay some of them have their AC delete power steering delete even there cruise control deleted I just want mines to look like theirs and more free space

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          #5
          My DX never came with ps. I wish I had it. I'm slowly piecing parts to have it back. The rack is there but its not inused. Without ps, you feel every little crack on the road to the steering wheel.

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            #6
            To have a manual steering rack installed you must replace the rear crossmember as well. It would be better to keep the ps nd fix it if its malfunctioning

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              Most of the lines for my PS burst, so I just took it all out...

              Its really not that bad once you get used to it. Just giving it a little more gas makes it eaiser to turn. Parellel parking is 100&#37; fail though.

              Right now I just cut the lines to the rack, removed the pump and most of the lines, but I need to set up a small loop for the rack so It doesnt run dry.

              Mine was purposefully removed though as I alredy replaced 2 lines, but the others kept bursting. So I said F it.
              Last edited by EJX_Michael; 04-18-2010, 02:00 PM.

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                Originally posted by accordnyc View Post
                I seen some CB in here. With clean engine bay some of them have their AC delete power steering delete even there cruise control deleted I just want mines to look like theirs and more free space
                Is this a show car or a daily driver? If its a daily driver then that seems like a pretty stupid reason to make it misserable to drive.

                Nick

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                  #9
                  Now that you guys mention all that decided not to remove my power steering at all but what about the cruise control and the AC both can be removed rite

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