kylesxi
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needing to find out for a mate.hes got a corsa c20xe and its got power steering but he wants rid of it.what is involved in taking it out?
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luke85
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Registered: 26th Nov 07
Location: Chesterfield
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You can stop it working by taking the belt off the pump but to take it out properly you will need a manual steering rack fitting and the assisted steering rack removing along with the pipes and pump
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by luke85
You can stop it working by taking the belt off the pump but to take it out properly you will need a manual steering rack fitting and the assisted steering rack removing along with the pipes and pump
Which would be quite a bit of hassle I'd imagine
[Edited on 29-05-2008 by alan-g-w]
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davcohen
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yep and kind of pointless as having power steering does not take away from the feel just makes you look like a fool when you come to park
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JoeyB
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Has he driven a Corsa without PAS?
I retro fitted PAS to our Corsa when I did the conversion, other than the conversion itself adding PAS was the best thing I've done to the car.
I can't see why anybody would want to remove it...unless its for ultimate weight loss purposes I guess?
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by davcohen
just makes you look like a fool when you come to park
Amen to that. Currently waiting on a hose since one burst, not too pleasant to live with
[Edited on 29-05-2008 by alan-g-w]
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johnhara1
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My mate bought davcohens old XE Corsa with PAS.
Mine didnt have PAS.
I much prefered mine when driving at speed and TBH the parking isnt an issue unless your a little weedy built guy.
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Dean_W
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If you take the belt off the pump on a car with PAS< it's heavy as fook.
The non PAS rack is lighter to turn than the PAS rack with no working PAS......if that makes sense 
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johnhara1
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
If you take the belt off the pump on a car with PAS< it's heavy as fook.
The non PAS rack is lighter to turn than the PAS rack with no working PAS......if that makes sense
Aye mate thats right, i was towed to a garage in my 2.2DTi Vectra and fuck me im a big lad and it was hard work trying to turn a PAS rack without the engine on.
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Dean_W
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Aye. When i took the PAS belt off my XE the next day i went to Doncaster over the cat and fiddle pass.
My tits and arms were killing for a week!!
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luke85
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Ive got a PAS setup on my corsa LET thats been running with no belt on it for nearly a year since one of the pipes burst. Saves on Gym membership
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davcohen
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quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
My mate bought davcohens old XE Corsa with PAS.
Mine didnt have PAS.
I much prefered mine when driving at speed and TBH the parking isnt an issue unless your a little weedy built guy.
im not the biggest build but after driving my corsa td without PAS and a polybushed front end anything with PAS is just so much nicer to drive
i guess it depends what your cars main use is going to be, i would still say its worth having be it your mates a beefy or a weedy guy
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Ste L
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if you want a rack without pas..
get the one from an epas corsa, then you still got the short lock to lock, like normal, but it's heavy like having no pas
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JoeyB
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I think its nothing to do with your build...
At the time our Corsa didnt have PAS I was probably knocking on 17 stone and hitting the gym 5 times a week.....i STILL hated driving without PAS.
At the end of the day if you get used to a car with PAS its horrible going to one without it.
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luke85
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Theres a bit of a nack to it, you have to be rolling, even if its very very slowly then the wheel gets way easier to turn. I still wouldnt reccomend it over a PAS car though, Im just too lazy to fix mine at the mo
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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quote:
Originally posted by luke85
Theres a bit of a nack to it, you have to be rolling, even if its very very slowly then the wheel gets way easier to turn. I still wouldnt reccomend it over a PAS car though, Im just too lazy to fix mine at the mo
Know exactly what you mean mate, feel like they're stuck to the road if you're sitting still
I just got my replacement pipe/hosework in, need to get a bit of will to be arsed to take the bumper off to fit it.
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Kevxx
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i run mine with no power steering, bit of a cunt to park but i prefer the feel, and at high speeds i want feel!
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johnhara1
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quote:
Originally posted by Kevxx
i run mine with no power steering, bit of a cunt to park but i prefer the feel, and at high speeds i want feel!
I drove my cousins Corsa C SRi 1.8 and it has that steering that gets heavier the faster you drive.
Now thats 
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JoeyB
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quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
quote:
Originally posted by Kevxx
i run mine with no power steering, bit of a cunt to park but i prefer the feel, and at high speeds i want feel!
I drove my cousins Corsa C SRi 1.8 and it has that steering that gets heavier the faster you drive.
Now thats
lol mine does that if i turn the wheel really quickly...
though i don't think that is a feature pmsl
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