louiej
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Registered: 17th Oct 10
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ive taken my power steering rack off my corsa, as i dont want power steering.
so i got a steering rack from breakers today wich i think is the right one but it doesnt seem to fit properly onto the column?
do i have to change anything?
help please
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
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maybe bent?
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JaffaTB
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Registered: 7th Oct 09
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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I was under the impression that you could use the power steering rack without the pump and it would be fine
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
Location: South Wales drives: Vxr
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a power steering rack is alot heavier than a non pas rack if you used it without the pump.
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louiej
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Registered: 17th Oct 10
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id have to cover all the holes thou
i think i just might have got the wrong rack!
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Adam-D
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did the rack you get some from the same year car?
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louiej
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went to vauxhall breakers, he had a pile of racks, me n my mate took the one i fought looked like a non pas rack, it lines up on the bolts but the part that goes to the column isnt long enuff
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Adam-D
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it could be a epas rack?
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louiej
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na its a standard rack ill try find another one. might sound stupid but u can take the pas rack off an replace it with a standard rack right? on a corsa gsi?
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shaunmods
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quote: Originally posted by louiej
na its a standard rack ill try find another one. might sound stupid but u can take the pas rack off an replace it with a standard rack right? on a corsa gsi?
It can be done yeah, I did it the other way round on my corsa. Went from a non PAS to a PAS rack Straight swap
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connollygt30
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Registered: 16th Nov 08
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They are a straight swap doesnt matter what year its from
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louiej
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k sweet gonna try sort it now, cheers for the help
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