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Re: NEED INFO!

> Anyone ever convert or change an Audi
> power steering rack over to a manual(non powered)
> steering rack?
> I'm curious to ideas of what one could do to the hydraulic
> lines on a power rack to convert it into a manual.

Two comments - 

One, I think Martin Pajak did this.  If you don't have his email address
you can link to his web site from mine and go from there.

Two, when I bought my Coupe the power steering was running dry.  PO said
he "liked it that way".  Seemed to be no problem, but after an
embarrassing date situation (awkward driveway, 5 point turn, "doesn't
this car have power steering???") I decided maybe it would be a good
thing.  The little S shaped pipe on mine was busted and the pump was
shot - guess why the PO didn't "want" power steering?  I replaced the
pipe w/new and the pump w/used and it's been fine ever since.

I don't *know* if it is really ok to run the rack without PS fluid
indefinitely, but I did it for a couple of years...

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.thebook.com/human-speakers/audi-main.htm