In a thread about power steering issues, @Rod_Knox wrote the following in response to discussion about driving a car whose power steering has failed: Almost impossible to steer/turn Disconnecting the hydraulic hoses greatly reduces the required effort. Rather than hijack that thread, I thoug…

I went through this many years ago. Everyone told me the box designed to be manual would be easier to turn than a disabled power unit. I never found out because I just drove the disabled version for years without any incident. I had (and still do) a manual steering big block vette and so was used to…

You have a couple of issues here. The steering ratio (say roughly 16:1) for your power rack and pinion is quite low - lower than a manual r&p would be, say 22:1. The higher ratio on the manual r&p allows you to park more easily and make emergency maneuvers with less effort - yeah, it is slower, but …

. Manual steering racks are available for your Civic but is a pain to replace. http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=5694231&cc=1168938&jsn=363

rascal243: Manual steering racks are available for your Civic but is a pain to replace. That’s good news. That means if the experiment fails, I can use the manual rack as a fallback plan.

I clicked on the rockauto link but could not see the price for the rack. Bet the rack is as expensive if not quite a bit mote than replacing the pump.

I too didn’t see a price, but when I did my own search, I found a manual rack for about $125. You’re right that a new pump would be considerably cheaper, but a vehicle of this vintage might have a leaky original rack and pinion as well, and if it’s not leaking now, it will soon. I’d rather install…

If your car has a dedicated belt for the power steering pump you can remove that belt, disconnect and drain the two hydraulic hoses at the rack and while disconnected steer full left to right several times them reconnect the hose to prevent water and trash from contaminating the rack and you will ha…

It does have dedicated belts. Thank you.

Good deal @Whitey . Post your results re difficulty steering.

This video might help you change your p/s rack into manual steering.

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Maintenance/Repairs

oldtimer-11 September 15, 2018, 2:09am 16

Given the experiences people I know have had had with car repairs at Firestone, having them refuse to work on your car is not a bad thing. Find an actual mechanic.

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