corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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What would happen to the steering rack if i simply removed the power steering pump, resevoir etc. but left the standard rack on?
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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i think big eck has been driving around like this for a while.....
its supposed to be very heavy..... and i'm sure the rack would feck up at some stage....
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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i drove it for a few weeks without power steering when i had the XE put in back in January. I got on ok with it, and to be honest, slightly preferred it. So wanna do it as a more permanent thing.
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Darren
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Registered: 21st Apr 02
Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk
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its bloody heavy 
and that was with my x16xe, god knows how heavy with let in...
fair bit of power gained tho 
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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i suppose just drive it till the rack breaks..... it may be alright and never break....
and if it does break just replace it then...
theres no point in pulling the rack out at the moment cos it would a complete arse to do with your LET in the way.....
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
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then when it breaks when im 200miles from home, i'm knackered. Wouldnt mind a quick rack.
Darren and its not that heavy, ya girl! 
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by corb
then when it breaks when im 200miles from home, i'm knackered. Wouldnt mind a quick rack.
Darren and its not that heavy, ya girl!
join the AA
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Its fukin heavy and i'm not exactly little, on the move it aint that bad but town driving or even worse car park driving its a fukin nightmare
on a brighter note I should have mine back on by this or the latest next weekend 
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Like I've already said. I drove the car for a few weeks without power steering when the XE went in back in January, so know how it will drive.
All I want to know is how its going to effect my steering rack!
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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The rack should be ok I've ran the car for nearly 2 yrs and i'm having the PAS fitted back on at the weekend, i'll let you know how I got on and tell you if theres any probs with the rack
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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 cheers eck
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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i've still got the c16 pas pump tied to the engine lifting eye with a piece of fence wire.
gettin the c20 pump put on on saturday though.
been without pas for a month. just a pain doing low speed manouvres.
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