I was reading about removing the pump and lines and looping the in and out lines together. Any one do this with fair resuslts? Suggestions or pics?? 93 Civic---Thanks

 

nice i h ave been waiting to find out how to do this for a friends canadian 4 door h22 the powersteering line is just hanging hahaha Grady i will let you know on that paint!!

 

that is one way to do it. but swapping the power steering rack out for a manual one isnt really that hard. it took me about an hour and a half from start to finish and that was removing the pump and all lines. this was on a delsol with an LS swap in it.

 

I know. Its just that a new rack is like $300. How were you routeing the lines??

 

i didnt. i removed all of the lines and pump, and installed a manual rack.

in the past ive just removed the pump and lines without looping the rack. but thats bad for the rack. its ment for power steering. i never had one break or anything, but ive heard of it happening.

 

What manual rack would he use? What manual rack would fit in a DA? LOL

 

if you have a sohc dont do its not worth it unless your going to use the car for drag strip only dont bother removing it,you will not gain any Hp and its only takeing off about 8lbs

 

Its more a matter of space. Im installing turbo set up soon and its getting crowded in there.

 

im not sure... he didnt specify the chassis. google is your friend though.

 

Fewer parts mean fewer things to break.

I removed belt, pump, lines, hoses, cooler, everything related to power steering, years ago....years ago....... and made a lightweight blockoff plate for where the hoses connected....... to keep dirt out of the rack.

It is a myth that power steering fluid lubricates the rack. It is a myth that a small car needs power steering. It is a myth that hoses must be looped. It is a myth that removing hoses requires rack replacement with a manual one.

Removing all components gives slightly more power to the engine
by reducing parasitic loss. Removing only the belt means you are manually forcing fluid backwards through everything, making a person THINK
it is hard to steer. Draining the fluid plus belt removal will make it easy to steer since a person is no longer manually forcing fluid backwards through everything. Removing everything is what I did.

Years ago...and I have had no problems....I can steer my "heavy" Accord with one finger...
your results may vary....-Bob