mk4 facelift power steering

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mk4 facelift power steering

Postby 2.0zetec on Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:20 am

hi i want to put my 2.0 zetec turbo i built for my old mk3 xr2i 16v into a later shell like a mk 4 facelift zetec s BUT i have no power steering pump and really dont want to have to retrofit it onto my engine will the non power steering rack off an earlier model bolt in or am i gonna have to fit the power steering pump??
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Re: mk4 facelift power steering

Postby matty872 on Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:00 pm

You can mod a pas rack into a manual one.
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Re: mk4 facelift power steering

Postby 2.0zetec on Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:23 am

thanks mat you got any idea of the process or can ya point me in the right direction cos i've done some searches and drawn a blank cheers
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Re: mk4 facelift power steering

Postby matty872 on Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:32 pm

You would need to dismantle it and somehow fix the torsion bar inside(pos. Weld) then leave it empty of fluid.
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Re: mk4 facelift power steering

Postby 2.0zetec on Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:57 pm

cool cheers mate don't suppose you know if the base models were non power steering on the face lift then i could just swap em over ?
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Re: mk4 facelift power steering

Postby matty872 on Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:07 pm

eurocarparts list a manual rack for a 1.2 1998 fiesta.
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Re: mk4 facelift power steering

Postby 2.0zetec on Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:49 am

sweet that sounds perfect cheers matt, that will get around a big headache :)
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