in a s5 how do i turn off power steering?

is there anything wrong with not having power steering? i actually like the feel of non-power steering better.



1990 gxl.

I believe you have to get a manual steering rack and plug some lines and some other stuff to do it. Im not sure though on all that is involved, seems like a pain in the ass to me.

isnt there just like....a wire i can just pull? that was wut i was hoping for...

nope u need a manual sterring rack and have to pull the power one out. correct.

You can just take off the belt. Thats what I'm doing right now in my AE untill I get around to pulling the pump out. You can go get a manual rack that has a better ratio, or you can drain the fluid out of your power rack and plug the holes.

Just removing the belt is not enough. With the belt alone removed you are working against a non-functioning pump. That adds about 25% more effort to move it going by what Mazda says. The powersteering rack needs fluid in it. Just don't remove the fluid because the rack will get f'ed up after a while. Removing the pump and plugging the lines doesn't work. Turn the wheel and fluid will try to get out one way or another. Looping the lines might not be enough. Running the lines into a catch tank filled with fluid would be the best thing. This way you always have plenty of fluid lubricating the rack.



I like mine the way it is without the pump. I still need to setup a catch tank. I ran with the unbelted pump for about a year. Once that pump was out the steering effort went down quite a bit. The power steering setup has a quicker steering ratio than the non-power assisted unit. That's enough reason for me to keep it. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

so just gotta take out the belt and the pump?



please confirm. thanks.

Yes and no. It's OK to just take off the belt. It won't do anything bad. But it will take more effort to push fluid through a non-working pump. Personally I never liked the feel of the T2 powersteering so even fighting an offline pump was cool with me for a long time.

where is this magical power steering killing belt located?

It is the belt closest to the front of the car (I think). I'm warning you though, it is a bitch to turn the wheel when you just remove the belt. I'm running 225s, and having that much rubber on the ground makes it much worse.





So Jerk, how is auto x without PS? Is it a bitch?