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I was given a power assist pinto rack fer my MII conversion. Thing is I want to run manual. I was told, "just plug off the in/out and use it". Well when you get an after market, rebuild it has just that done, but is their anything else I should be aware of? Do I need to fill the body with fluid prior, or mebe hevier lube, do they alter anything else with a converted rack?
Justin, I don't know about the racks but if ya try that with a regular box ya better be a weight lifter and I would assume the same holds true with a rack, I do know that if ya turn the steering shaft on a power rack with the hoses loose it'll squirt fluid, We usta run power steering box's on our roundy rounders years ago but we would loop a hose from the presure port to the return port but ya still needed a mack truck steering wheel to turn the danged thing.... Napa shows the manual rack at 155 bucks jobber cost with a 55 buck core.....
I have a manual rack that I will trade you, my wife is going to drive the car and I was thinking about changing it over. I have talked to guys with manual racks and they are ok. But......My wife is pretty spoiled so if your interested let me know. Here is a pic of my manual unit.
HWORREL, I can turn the shaft with my hand on the rack, I just dont want to ruin the internals by not running fluid, presurized proper like. I know a regular unit is a beast, I had a lot of trouble with my Lincoln one a while back and it is a bear to turn, you aint joking.
Brickman, I would be willing to trade, let me get a pick of mine for ya. I'll be going out to where my car is at next weekend, and I'll get the pick then. Better keep yer rag joint and outers, I dont have any of that on mine, YA MIGHT NEVA SEE IT AGAIN if ya send it :LOL: The mount bushings are there though.
Dang brickman; that's some nice front end work there. Now for the Kill, I'm planning on doing that to my Ranchero. Mustang 2 front end.
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