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Power steering not working

Tiny
JUNKMANJR
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  • 1989 MERCURY TRACER
  • 149,000 MILES
I'm considering changing the rack and pinion from power to manual. Is there any reason I shouldn't?
The pump was dry when I purchased the car. I found a reman manual r&p for a decent price and figured I'd get a
bit better mileage without the pump dragging down the engine. Plus, even now without the power assist, it's pretty easy to steer.
Good idea or bad?
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Friday, May 10th, 2013 AT 2:23 PM

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Tiny
SAMIR AYAD
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I think
you should keep your power steering system

change the pump and check conections from pump to rack and pinion

to have easy steering
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Friday, May 10th, 2013 AT 2:59 PM
Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Your choice really, I would be fixing the power steering, the pump load is near zero when driving, but there is no reason why you cant do this.
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Friday, May 10th, 2013 AT 5:20 PM

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