Posted this in the Power Steering Removal Thread in the Archives but IDK how much attention it still gets so I jsut copied it in here, if they close the thread o well but I’m hoping for some input here because it is a fair question. Thanks guys.
O.k. everyone I need your aid here. My friend has a 92 GS-R and she wants to keep power steering because she a lazy ass and doesn't like the effort of none power steering. Now how close to the feel of power steering at a dead stop can I get with all these methods you are mentioning. See I have owned my DB1 Integra for 5 years with all my power steering stuff ripped out. I didn't loop my lines, I didn't take apart the valve body, I just took everything off and let it ride. Now yes it has that extra effort but after 5 years I don't even notice. The whole reason I want to convince her to eliminate it is because she can't afford a new power steering pump which she needs and even if we fix it who is to say then a line wont brake or the pump go bad again. I just hate having to keep fixing shit if there is an alternative. SO just to get my point across can the power steering system be eliminated and if I loop the lines and remove the valve body stuff it still feel like she has power steering?
without power steering, trying to turn at a dead stop is going to be hard no matter what.
she will notice at a stop, but our systems are speed sensitive and hardly even assist the steering after you start to get going anyway, so while driving, itll probably feel the same
Well that’s the whole reason she wants it because she hates how hard it is to turn at a stop yet she drove a civic for a year that had power steering with the belt off which is WAY worst in my opinion but ok, if anyone has any tips or tricks to get this woman to lose this BS its appreciated. Also the cheapest we can find a pump around here is 180
1slw: i JUST finished removing my power steering setup and would be willing to send you the pump for cheap, probably just what it costs to ship it. i dont want that shit in my garage.
wise_old_dragon: you too, if you need that bracket just let me know. all you would pay is shipping.
Well according to all the parts places in my area the GS-R comes up with a different part numbers then the LS. SO if it’s a GS-R then sure we could figure something out let me know.
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The only difference is the belt, and the upper power steering bracket. 1Slw4Dr you can use the ps pump from any 90-93 teg. I still need that bracket :D[/QUOTE]
Only the pr3 bracket off a 92-93 gs-r will work (which is what i’m looking for).
According to my research it might also work with a p30 b16a bracket which uses a similar head and p/s pump configuration.
p/n: 56997-PR3-010 (definitely works, confirmed working)
56997-p30-010 (Not so sure, need someone to confirm this)
I’m currently using a p73 bracket which came from my type-r. It’s working, but i have to shim it with washers and have to pry the pump up with a prybar in order to adjust the tension. The pump i’m using is a stock DA pump. There’s nothing wrong with the way I have it now, but it just looks ghetto rigged, and it will be inconvenient if I have to change out any belts.
i have a ps pump and brackets from my 92 GSR if you want it i completed my swap a few months ago and have no use for it …i deleted my p/s and removed all the lines and i love it compared to the old soft steering
and i can almost palm the wheel to turn it one handed …but i am 6’2" and 230lbs …it got way better once i got all the fluid out of there and removed the 2 pistons and springs from the valve body
Ok so the brakets are different from a non-VTEC to a VTEC head but are the pumps the same/compatible? I have a B18C in one car, a B16A in another and a B18A in a car I am wrecking, the wreck is the only one not leaking…
Im sure this thread is dead, but just to add info for future searchers. If I remember right there was a non-power steering rack from a crx (I believe) that could be swapped in to the tegs. Because they were designed to not use PS, they turn easier that if you simply drain the lines and remove the pump.
