HELP no power stering?

blesi660r · 11-18-2006

well i tried launching my car tonight and lost power stering , only the belt came off, but i have never taken off or put a belt on my eclips before"420a gs" so is it pretty hard to put the belt back on? any tips would be great!

thanks alot Blesi660r

tim · 11-18-2006

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Originally Posted by blesi660r

well i tried launching my car tonight and lost power stering , only the belt came off, but i have never taken off or put a belt on my eclips before"420a gs" so is it pretty hard to put the belt back on? any tips would be great!

thanks alot Blesi660r

Loosen the adjustment and put the belt back on. Tighten it back up and you are good to go.

If you havent already, buy at a minimum a Chiltons manual for your car. It will really help you with any repairs you need to do now or in the future. The factory service manual is the best option but it costs more.

blesi660r · 11-19-2006

thanks i will give it a try!

Tauni · 11-20-2006

Just take it all out. In a day or two you will be glad you did!

AwdGSX13 · 11-20-2006

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Just take it all out. In a day or two you will be glad you did!

i dunno how true that is.. in a daily driver i would almost think p/s is a must, the adjustment on those are easy anyways. GL

Matt D. · 11-20-2006

Do as was already mentioned. It's not hard to figure out and you just need simple tools.

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Just take it all out. In a day or two you will be glad you did!

Are you being serious? I surely don't ever expect to have a daily driven car without power steering.

Tauni · 11-20-2006

My DD talon had no PS and since then I cant STAND having it. Maybe thats just because all my cars are race cars...

Super Bleeder!! · 11-20-2006

I've daily drove my Gvr4 for years w/o power steering. It makes working on shit soooo much easier!

The only time it sucks is when i have to parallel park, but thats like once a week.

I like to think of myself as getting a workout everytime i drive!

AwdGSX13 · 11-20-2006

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My DD talon had no PS and since then I cant STAND having it. Maybe thats just because all my cars are race cars...

im sorry but that is rediculous...probably the only time i would take out power steering would be to put a quick steer rack in... but not just to take the power steering out, not worth it.

Tauni · 11-20-2006

It handled soo much better in my opinion. I've driven 1g's with it and without it and I like the way it felt without it better. It just seemed to cooperate better.

AwdGSX13 · 11-20-2006

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It handled soo much better in my opinion. I've driven 1g's with it and without it and I like the way it felt without it better. It just seemed to cooperate better.

it's not going to make it handle any better or worse, its all in the feeling of the wheel since its going to be alot harder to turn.

Tauni · 11-20-2006

Not really. It took me like... half a day to get used to it. Anyways, to ME, I personally felt like I had more control over it BECAUSE it didn't turn so easy. For example, I could bump it on accident and KNOW I wasn't going to go flying into the other side of traffic.

AwdGSX13 · 11-20-2006

but do you really think that your going to "bump" yourself into on coming traffic? and at any rate it isn't related to the topic at hand. p/s or no p/s personal opinion.

Tauni · 11-20-2006

Matt... this is ME we are talking about. ANYTHING is possible haha.

AwdGSX13 · 11-20-2006

hah! this is true... hey you wouldnt have liked dsm's if you were not to have gotten a ride in mine! WooT for me!

Tauni · 11-20-2006

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hah! this is true... hey you wouldnt have liked dsm's if you were not to have gotten a ride in mine! WooT for me!

True that!!

Jakey · 11-20-2006

Do you ever use the damn shift key?

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it's not going to make it handle any better or worse, its all in the feeling of the wheel since its going to be alot harder to turn.

It depends on how you look at it and how technical you want to get. If you have the amplification of steering wheel torque provided by your manual rack and pinion equal to the theoretical amplification provided by your power steering system, your manual system will be more responsive because of the energy loses in the power system due to the use of fluid power.

**Kracka** · 11-20-2006

I've driven both very aggresively in the twisties and I'd never even considering going w/o the power steering. Manual steering made transitioning from one direction to the other MUCH more difficult.

blesi660r · 11-20-2006

all fixed! it went out at night so i really didt get a good look at it, i just zip tied it to a hose so i wouldent lose it on the way home! but i do have to say that it was not to bad driving with out it i accually considerd leaving it off! but i personaly think that it would be crazy to drive with out it.

when i do the rebuild on my car it is for-sure going along with the A/C! but i will have another daily driver by then!

Tauni · 11-20-2006

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I've driven both very aggresively in the twisties and I'd never even considering going w/o the power steering. Manual steering made transitioning from one direction to the other MUCH more difficult.

Then you are a pansy because I have done the same and I prefer it without