Power Steering Questions

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Hey guys,

 

My 1.6 GTi is back on the road and when talking to the previous owner, he said that the power steering was removed - I'd quite like to get it put back in, I've sourced the rack and pumps etc..

 

Attached is a picture, is it going to be easy enough for a garage to fit it back in - assuming the PAS steering rack is still in the car?

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

You could do it wouldn't be a chore?

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Most of that's wrong as its either off a Dirty Derv or mi16

 

You need the 8v pipes, mounting brackets and the most important thing the steering UJ

 

ebay I guess

Edited March 30, 2014 by Miles

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Damn, can I use any of the stuff there or is it all incompatible ?

[welshpug 1,655]

you can use the rack and the bottle.

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

Bit a crude picture but these are all the parts you need for pas on a standard 205

 

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

How easy is it to source a 1.6 PAS complete kit, minus the steering rack?

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Not too bad, I may have enough part's kicking around but I cannot check until late in the week

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

That'd be cool if you do Miles, it might seem a silly question to guys like you in the know but my GTi idles at around 1000 sometimes a little less although it doesn't like any less, will the PAS cause any excessive load on the power and cause it to stall or does it make no difference?

[2-Pugs 57]

I did retro fit PAS once to one of my previous GTI's and didn't know anything about the cooling pipe at the time so I didn't fit it. Anyway it was fine for years. So if you don't get that bit I would say don't worry too much.

 

It would be worth checking to see if you still have the PAS rack fitted.

 

As for the load on the engine no it's negligible I'd say and won't cause it to stall, well not in my experience anyway.

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Thank you very much for the advice! I guess the next step is sourcing the right bits!

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

I will have a kit in a few weeks time when a car comes in to remove it all, Drop me a PM and I'll remember to contact you or I will forget