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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: parkdog on December 02, 2009, 12:29:08 am

Title: power steering pump
Post by: parkdog on December 02, 2009, 12:29:08 am

I want to get rid of mine its going anyway and i am need to change my belts anyway. this is my first td just wondering if  anyone has some easy how tos on deleting this? any help would be appreciated.

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: burn_your_money on December 02, 2009, 04:28:44 am

Deleting it is as easy as pulling it off the car. I think you will need to remove 5 bolts. 2 behind the crank pulley, 2 that are vertical into the block at the front and one that is parallel to the ground just in front of the water pump.

You should swap in a manual rack. The power steering rack will only last about a year before it starts failing. At least that's how long mine has made it...

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on December 02, 2009, 08:07:30 am

or cap the ends of the hoses, or loop them back together, that will keep the crap out.

another thing tyler, isnt a manual rack almost impossible to find for a mk2?

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: truckinwagen on December 02, 2009, 09:11:37 am

nope, lots of MK2's had manual steering, especially the early ones, my 85 GTI has a manual rack in it from the factory.

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: burn_your_money on December 02, 2009, 12:09:44 pm

Early mk2s are the key. Diesel and gas are the same so that really helps.

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: fatmobile on December 02, 2009, 09:58:55 pm

'90 -'92 are different.
 I think they are the MK3 racks.
 As long as they are kept with the matching u-joint they will work in any MK2.

 If you swap to a manual rack, you will also need the u-joint that goes from the steering to the rack, through the firewall.
 You'll need the rubber boot that covers it too.
 The power steering u-joints and boots are shorter than manual.

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: burn_your_money on December 03, 2009, 06:18:56 am

Quote from: fatmobile on December 02, 2009, 09:58:55 pm

'90 -'92 are different.

What makes them different?

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on December 03, 2009, 10:12:16 am

my 92 rack mounts up the same as my 85 rack, just has some hoses on it too. looks the same, everything.

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: parkdog on December 03, 2009, 12:18:08 pm

ok so i got the power steering beltoff and alternater beltloose and ready to come off i cant seem to get the  waterpump/ac compressor belt loose do i need to loosen off the allen key bolt between the ac pump and the engine? it sure is a *** to get at.

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: parkdog on December 03, 2009, 02:50:57 pm

Ok so i got everything done exept the belt for powersteering sine they gave me the wrong one. everything is tight but it still makes the squealing noise from before. it didnt do it at start up but i went for a drive  and it started but as soon as i push in the clutch. Anyone have  any ideas what it could be? i was thinking maybe i need a new idler pulley maybe? please any suggestions would be awesome.

Title: Re: power steering pump
Post by: SolarSteve on December 04, 2009, 02:59:36 pm

Are you sure it isn't your alternator belt that is squeeling?  That is pretty common.