power steering not working

1989 MERCURY TRACER
149,000 MILES
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JUNKMANJR
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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?
May 10, 2013 at 2:23 PM
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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
May 10, 2013 at 2:59 PM
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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.
May 10, 2013 at 5:20 PM
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