Power Steering Vs. Manual Steering
12-Mar-2006, 05:10 PM
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nope... not at all, just pop it out... it will spit a bit of stuff out and might make a little mess in the engine bay, but thats about it... when u want it back, just put the belt back on... no harm done... i am doing it soon to try.
but, as far as i know, there is only one rack for eks... whether it is ps or non ps... just when u have ps it is just assisted steering rather than full power...
remember, there is a difference from power steering and hydraulically assisted rack and pinion (what those civics had)...
like the 2006s, the regular trims has hydro-assisted, but the si has electronic power steering... its different... an electronic steering rack... when you have no power... forget about it... but with other civics... it shouldn't be different than a reg rack and pinion steering rack...
any input?
but, as far as i know, there is only one rack for eks... whether it is ps or non ps... just when u have ps it is just assisted steering rather than full power...
remember, there is a difference from power steering and hydraulically assisted rack and pinion (what those civics had)...
like the 2006s, the regular trims has hydro-assisted, but the si has electronic power steering... its different... an electronic steering rack... when you have no power... forget about it... but with other civics... it shouldn't be different than a reg rack and pinion steering rack...
any input?
13-Mar-2006, 02:04 PM
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Honda-Tech has a couple threads on power steering removal. I have the threads saved at home, though.
AFAIK, EK PS and Non-PS are different racks. I have the Non-PS rack that I bought and I don't recall seeing the 2 openings that the fluids circulate on a PS rack.
AFAIK, EK PS and Non-PS are different racks. I have the Non-PS rack that I bought and I don't recall seeing the 2 openings that the fluids circulate on a PS rack.
13-Mar-2006, 10:35 PM
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does the vx have a tighter steering ratio than the others?
and what i mean by the ek non ps and ps racks being the same is that they should yield the same feel as with or without the power steering... sure the ps has lines for the fluid, that makes sense... but normally hyrdraulically assisted stuff in cars and in big machines is all designed around the core manual operation structure of an object so it is normally the same as a manually operated one... i dunno, if there is a diff 100% then i will just buy a new rack then...
and what i mean by the ek non ps and ps racks being the same is that they should yield the same feel as with or without the power steering... sure the ps has lines for the fluid, that makes sense... but normally hyrdraulically assisted stuff in cars and in big machines is all designed around the core manual operation structure of an object so it is normally the same as a manually operated one... i dunno, if there is a diff 100% then i will just buy a new rack then...
13-Mar-2006, 11:37 PM
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Originally posted by mikepasini
is that a fact or a myth?
is that a fact or a myth?
i find manual steering fun yet more dangerous, especially if you hit dips in the road and you dont have 2 hands on the wheel, because your car will pull right into them
when i do my swap im keeping the power steering.
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