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i have just got my car back from a service and found out i need a new steering rack and tie rod ends. I would like to get some power steering so my girl can drive me back from late night outings occasionally. Is the normal steering rack the same as the power steering rack? would this be a good time to find a secondhand power steering unit a put that in? Has anyone done this before? how did it work out? was it a waste of time and money?
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its a vk 6cyl commo wagon
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racks are different worthwhile putting pwr str in but get a reco rack . steering coupling needs to b changed also
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Can anyone please give me an exact list of the components i need for PAS swapping it from a standard?
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waterpump pulley,harmonic balancer pulley,pwr pump& bracket, high and low pressure lines, reservoir for fluid, steering coupling, belts, rack&pinion and associated bolts is all u need for your conversion hope this helps you
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cheers man have you put PAS on a standard car before?
can I get all these parts off different models of car eg VH or VL or v8vks?
I would like to get the best possible for the car.
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yes i have. vb to vk pwr racks are the same.u must use vk 6 set up caus vk's run an airpump so the bracket for the pump is one of a kind vk efi has a one off bracket also. vb to vh power set up is on right hand side of engine where vk is on the left.v8's
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What kind of shops do you find reconditioned steering racks?
Im planning to put a much better engine in the future. Will this mean if i put PAS in now it could be a waste of money because i will need to get different parts for PAS for the the new engine
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what engine do u plan to use and i'll reply accordingly
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v6 out of vn's or vp's or newest commodore v8 engine that fits nicely i think thats a vt engine.
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Sorry to but in... but if you put power steering in now and later you go to V6 V8 etc the rack will stay and you just use the power steering pump on the new motor. As with V6 and V8 efi conversions into say a HJ with power steering all that is done is rem
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hi i'm back if u r planning to fit a v6 in the future hold on putting pwr str in at the moment caus vk racks wont fit the vn -vp eng k-frame. get a complete damaged vp 4 ur v6 conversion all parts wil bolt straight in. u must use a vl pwr str coupling to
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I always seem to forget that they change the front xmember in the VB-VL to suit the VN V6 onward rack...............Thanks for correcting me Grob:) If you go V8 isn't the original Xmember used.
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Hi Guys.
There are various changes to the front crossmember & most of them involve the rack mounts. For instance the VB, VC & early VH crossmember is different between power steer & non power steer. For late VH & VK the same crossmember is used for 6 & |
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reply to retro eh. yes u can use original x-member 4 v8 conversion not sure on efi exhaust pipe clearance with vk pwer steering but.
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