I'm curious to fit a manual rack or convert a spare PAS rack into a manual rack (weld the rotary valve solid) to see if it eliminates the vague 5-10deg deadzone in the power steering, improve mpg and HP.
found a cheap £30 manual rack but it must be collected in person down Wigan, which will end up costing more in fuel
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alternatively I decided to buy this facelift PAS rack for £30 delivered so that I can strip it apart, weld up the rotary valve torsion shaft solid and cut the piston off the rack shaft to eliminate any possible hydraulic resistance.
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if the steering effort ends up being unbareable during this experiment, I could always just reinstall the PAS rack ?
