So I decided to tackle a power steering leak...

[browntown]

I'm impressed you still have that plastic engine guard thingy.

[iamsam]

I'd be careful taking all the fluid out of the rack, as it also is used to lubricate the mechanisms. Just a thought.

as a matter of fact, the fluid doesn't lubricate the system. See this thread: http://www.m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10885

and i am not sure if your rack is drained or not, David, but I drove my car a while back with just the PS belt taken off, and now compared to the drained rack, it is WAY easier to steer. As a matter of fact, the whole way home from work today i didn't even notice the PS was missing (except for the CRAZY power increase!) until i got home and was navigating into the driveway.

[iamsam]

nice dude!
at first when I read the thread title I was like "oh no.....he's actually going to fix it" but then I relieved (when i saw the delete)

sweeet!

I mean, it's KINDA hard to turn at anything under 3mph, but after one day you get used to it. I bought the car with busted PS, so I actually had no idea what PS was like until i got the vert two months ago.
.....and it has since been deleted as well!

edit: also, it makes under hood stuff WAY easier. alternator, starter, you name it, the xtra space is awesome.

dude great minds think alike, man!! one of my favorite pasttimes is seeing what I can yank out of my E30 without it falling apart!! kinda like that game with the little thin plastic sticks...

[iamsam]

Yeah, I guess what I would do is put the lines from the reservoir directly to the rack. Mine is leaky, that way I can keep filling it up. Anyone know if those lines will bolt right up or do I need to make some adapters? I can't tell from those pictures.

just plug the rack like i did.

[iamsam]

I'm impressed you still have that plastic engine guard thingy.

wanna buy it? ;)

[Bimmerman325i]

as a matter of fact, the fluid doesn't lubricate the system. See this thread: http://www.m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10885

and i am not sure if your rack is drained or not, David, but I drove my car a while back with just the PS belt taken off, and now compared to the drained rack, it is WAY easier to steer. As a matter of fact, the whole way home from work today i didn't even notice the PS was missing (except for the CRAZY power increase!) until i got home and was navigating into the driveway.

I stand corrected, I did not know that. Thanks for clearing that up!

side note, boss left early today. Will talk tomorrow.

[Atreus]

hey shot in the dark here, but when i did my TB/HG job, i broke the brackets on both of my p/s and a/c things. would you be willing to part with yours, if they're in good condition?

[Atreus]

wanna buy it? ;)

do you have the full set? covering everything up including the brake ducts plastic shielding, and the wheelwell stuff?

[iamsam]

hey shot in the dark here, but when i did my TB/HG job, i broke the brackets on both of my p/s and a/c things. would you be willing to part with yours, if they're in good condition?

I can part with mine...

do you have the full set? covering everything up including the brake ducts plastic shielding, and the wheelwell stuff?

I just have the cover pictured. I am not going to remove the other stuff, because I don't want my tires flinging crap into my engine bay.

[Bishop]

Jesus, you two can't condense some of your posts into 1 shot lol? On a more unfortunate note, I might not be doing my timing belt lol...

[iamsam]

I might not be doing my timing belt lol...

why?

[Bishop]

Well, we'll see. heh, mis management of maintenance money means... we'll see lol

[ZombiE30]

Well, we'll see. heh, mis management of maintenance money means... we'll see lol

dude! I told you to ship those russian hookers by ground freight!
Next day air charges an arm and a leg!

[HugsBmw]

Whats the point of deleting the PS? Is it just for weight reduction or wat:?:

[ZombiE30]

I'm pretty sure the search function could answer this.....so I'm just gonna use this as an excuse to post-whore.

less leak=more awesome
more room to muck around engine=more awesome
less load on crank pulley=more powaaah (more awesome)
less weight=more awesome

'nuff said