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Post by dougamor on May 12, 2014 18:31:09 GMT
I'm going thru the process of deleting the A/c from the engine and since it runs on the same belt as the power steering, and the car is now so light, it seems plausible to consider deleting the power steering too. I've seen instructions for making the rack non-powered. Has anyone had any experience or success with this path?
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Post by R2S on May 15, 2014 7:51:35 GMT
Hi, loads of people have gone down this route with success, I am too but haven't yet 'de powered' the rack, there is a link somewhere on the site showing how to do this but there are some really good videos on you tube or you can go down the simple route shown in the build manual for the exocet where the pipes to and from the pump on the rack are simply connected.
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Post by johnp on May 16, 2014 12:22:06 GMT
Is there anything to prevent you simply removing the belt, leaving all in situ?
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Post by R2S on May 16, 2014 13:48:19 GMT
I'm not a hydraulics expert but you'd clearly be working against the fluid in the system in addition to the steering input required can't see how that would be a good thing. The quick solution proposed by Stuart, inlet and outlet connect on rack, means you are only moving the oil within the rack rather than the whole system.
I'll be 'de powering' my rack in next month and will post pictures etc and commenting ion ease by which it can be done.
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Post by dougamor on May 19, 2014 10:53:59 GMT
Hi, loads of people have gone down this route with success, I am too but haven't yet 'de powered' the rack, there is a link somewhere on the site showing how to do this but there are some really good videos on you tube or you can go down the simple route shown in the build manual for the exocet where the pipes to and from the pump on the rack are simply connected. I like this answer! Seems easy and logical. This is my first build and I'm all about easy right now.
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Post by gwnwar on May 20, 2014 5:03:58 GMT
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Post by R2S on Nov 14, 2014 11:08:23 GMT
gwnwar at long last I started the de-powering of my rack which turned out to be different to the one in the link you supplied, this is the rack pre strip, including pump and all pipework Strip down was fairly straightforward albeit I managed to remove the wrong tie rod end (should have removed one closest to steering box) to slide the shaft out so ended up removing both. Removing the lower end of the steering was easy as it was held in place with two bolts and shaft simply tapped out with rubber mallet (the seal closest to the steering knuckle is not in good shape but I suspect this is not available on its own and removal would meant the removal of the roller input bearing which I don't want to do so a little bit of silicone grease should be enough to 'renovate' the input seal which won't be dealing with any high pressure fluids) Also strip down revealed the shaft doesn't have cylinder which slides along the shaft but simply has the seal attached to the shaft. All fittings now stripped down and plan to fill the hydraulic fittings with moly-metal (easier than welding and looks better than simply crimping pipes). This is as far as i got before I ran out of daylight so rebuild will be over weekend. plan to insert the short shaft complete as removed but with all hydraulic chambers inoperative (blocked externally) and filled with grease. Remove seal on shaft then re-insert greased before 'u ' cylinder inserted and torqued up.
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