Author Topic: Fitting PAS to my 1.6TD Mk2, Any 'How to's'? (Read 4294 times)

l16ydl · « **on:** December 30, 2007, 04:00:22 pm »

Ive just picked up my 1.6td and its annoying me not having power steering, im currently breaking a 8v model which has it on. Is it worth changing the sub frames over and converting mine or is it more complicated than that? And is there a step-by-step guide to doing it?

subsonic · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2007, 04:02:19 pm »

Man these cars are so light, who needs ps? Way better road feel without it IMHO.

l16ydl · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2007, 04:09:18 pm »

Was thinking that but worth a shot if i got one lying around.

jtanguay · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2007, 06:07:57 pm »

its just one more thing to break IMO. maybe grow some popeye arms if you drive enough... :lol:

Patrick · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2008, 03:05:58 am »

Check over the front end with a fine tooth comb. YOu could have a wheel bearing going, tie rod end, ball joint, etc. Keep hte air pressure up in the tires too. Shouldn't be that hard to steer, the only one we've had here without power is good unless there's something going wrong in the front.

jtanguay · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2008, 04:41:44 am »

Quote from: "Patrick"

Check over the front end with a fine tooth comb. YOu could have a wheel bearing going, tie rod end, ball joint, etc. Keep hte air pressure up in the tires too. Shouldn't be that hard to steer, the only one we've had here without power is good unless there's something going wrong in the front.

i 2nd that. i miss mech steering so much... those p/s lines are such a piss off when changing the oil filter!!!!

saurkraut · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2008, 06:37:12 am »

If you 'must' do it, get a donor car. Part them side by side.

You need:

The rack

The pump and brackets

The pullies, including the crank pully.

The belts

The lines

The reservior

The resevoir bracket

If you donor is rusty, you'll probably strip the line fittings on the rack if you disconnect them. Try pulling the rack with the lines still connected and thread them through the car whan you install it.

Like most folks here are saying here, you going backwards. It may be a technique thing. Make sure the car is moving when you turn the wheel, even just a little bump with the clutch to make it creep a little.

Zulfiqar · « **Reply #7 on:** January 03, 2008, 07:04:53 am »

yeah mate - these cars have a high geared mechanical steering so it doesnt take much force to turn it, unless you got some really wide patch tyres and a ghetto rigged (read disconnected) power steering rack.

If I were to add power steering to a golf I would weld a metal pipe with fins to the front longitudnal member, making a cooler out of it too

that would make loads room for the oil filter to be removed, but my car is RHD so the high pressure line would be going from the right side

smutts · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2008, 03:29:14 pm »

You might need to add the lower steering u.j. to saurkraut's list, but I'm not certain that the steering column might be needed too. Sod it. Grow your arms.