coreyhayman

hey guys my 89 civic si hatch has no power steering, did these cars not come with it or did they just forget about it or something when they swapped the new motor in....also i dunno what this is but maybe u guys will know, when i give my car gas and i got my hand on the shifte ror whatever i can feel like the whole tranny move as i floor it andlet off the gas say and then if i get bakc on it i can feel it like shift again and so on....also the toher dy i took my car out for a ride and i wa sin a hury and forgot to take the e-brake off and drove it around like that for about 10mins doing 70km'h or so......now when i use my brakes the whole car shakes like crazy?........what did i do and what needs to b fixed now cuzz i was an idiot?.....thx guys could y plz answer allt hese questions and give ur opinions, thx boys

imported_dented dx

ive never had a 4th gen with power steering, who needs it? it eats up usefull hp

imported_gatherer

power steering is for the weak ...

rack and pinion all the way even racing....

coreyhayman

o ok guys, how about those toher probs i mentioned?

imported_nautica_t

yeah i had 2 Si's and both of them didn't have power steering, i don't recall any of htem having it....but i could be wrong.

as for your "toher" problems. i'm not comprehending what you mean.

imported_nautica_t

okay sorry, you meant other problems.
umm.
i'm not sure, what kind of damages you could've done other than waste the crap out of your rear drums. but something might've got loose.

sorry can't help you there. you can prolly ask some other people and try to pin point what shakes more than significantly than other points.

my car shakes, but there is a reason for my ratling sounds.

imported_gatherer

I would say an engine or tranny mount is not installed creating the movement your discribing

punkindrublic

one of the tranny mounts is probably worn or somehow not sitting how it should... my friends 4th gen did/does it

red90dx

purchase the energy suspension bushings for the motor mounts, its for the 2 torque points, front tranny mount, rear tranny mount, you can also buy a tube of window weld and goop it inside the cracked mounts

DJTre

I think it would be a lost cause having power steering on a car that light

Rice Burner

urethane bushing are great for stiffness.... But I hope you don't want anything smooth! I stop at light's and everything from my front bumper to my back rattles!

Brisk20

my crx doesn't have it... the only time that it sucks is when your not moving in a parking lot... as long as there's a slight movement it's just as good as ps

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

say and then if i get bakc on it i can feel it like shift again and so on....

Engine/tranny mount POSSIBLY, but in reality that is quite normal. We use a rod linkage with little play, so when the engine moves which it does and it should... the shift lever moves.


also the toher dy i took my car out for a ride and i wa sin a hury and forgot to take the e-brake off and drove it around like that for about 10mins doing 70km'h or so......now when i use my brakes the whole car shakes like crazy?........what did i do and what needs to b fixed now cuzz i was an idiot?.....thx guys could y plz answer allt hese questions and give ur opinions, thx boys


You warped the crap out of your drums... time for a brake job... or a swap to some disks cuz you cooked everything back there... I'd recommend a swap, but if $$$ is a concern, just make sure fluid is not leaking (if the wheel cyls got hot enough the seals may have blown), and if no fluid IS leaking, then change the drums and shoes... clean up that mess a little with brake cleaner, apply some anti-seize on the backing plate, and voila... good as new.

Ruff_Rever

I'm so glad i have power steering, makes things a lot easier

coreyhayman

but also add's alot of weight, im glad my car has no a/c and no power steering.....