I just finished a write up from all my experiences and reading about power steering pros and cons. I did it because member JoeB82 had some questions after seeing it listed as one of the mods.
http://mechdb.com/index.php/Power_steering_elimination
I can't say I'd be my life on it being 100% accurate but that's the best I have after several years of driving 3 vehicles all without power steering.
One thing I have to add though, that I didn't mention in the article, if one of your turning wheels is low on air, the U-turn will be a REAL workout, especially when it's a 3800 lb windstar. And I try to keep the articles more encyclopedialike, but talking freely here I have to say, the wheel jerking point I mentioned in it is the worst one period. There's this plaza I pull in all the time where I can't make a turn without power steering without curbing it. And each time I do I nearly have to stop and piss everyone off before me, the few times I haven't, my wrists were literally sore after the wheel was ripped out of my hands with tremendous force lol! But anyways, that's a van and without a manual rack, and only 1 parking lot, so don't let that be a discouragement to anyone intersted in this.
But anyways, what do you people think? Anything I should add/remove? What are your experiences with it?
Oh and one last question, has anyone ever spotted a manual rack in a junkyard in a 2nd gen? I honestly haven't yet, and I've done plenty of looking, I visit some of them very frequently.
http://mechdb.com/index.php/Power_steering_elimination
I can't say I'd be my life on it being 100% accurate but that's the best I have after several years of driving 3 vehicles all without power steering.
One thing I have to add though, that I didn't mention in the article, if one of your turning wheels is low on air, the U-turn will be a REAL workout, especially when it's a 3800 lb windstar. And I try to keep the articles more encyclopedialike, but talking freely here I have to say, the wheel jerking point I mentioned in it is the worst one period. There's this plaza I pull in all the time where I can't make a turn without power steering without curbing it. And each time I do I nearly have to stop and piss everyone off before me, the few times I haven't, my wrists were literally sore after the wheel was ripped out of my hands with tremendous force lol! But anyways, that's a van and without a manual rack, and only 1 parking lot, so don't let that be a discouragement to anyone intersted in this.
But anyways, what do you people think? Anything I should add/remove? What are your experiences with it?
Oh and one last question, has anyone ever spotted a manual rack in a junkyard in a 2nd gen? I honestly haven't yet, and I've done plenty of looking, I visit some of them very frequently.