I have a tn and i wish it had power steering :cry:

How much would it cost me to get it converted ?

Hmmm.

I found this old post while searching fro something i must have forgot all about it :shock:

Anyways, BUMP!!! :D

like i said in that other post agggges ago your lookin at $1000 give or take, i wouldnt bother with that price, you could do it ur self alot cheaper but its a big job as u need to replace the whole steering rack with the lighter p/s one not an easy job

*poke* what have you been smoking mad_lante???

No way will it cost you that much, all you need to do the conversion is:
Power Steering Rack
Power Steering Pump and Bracket
Power Steering Lines
Power Steering Resevoir

Visit your local wreckers, they can get you most of that stuff, 200 - 400 at the most for those parts.

And its not as hard as you just said, its a matter of dropping the power steering rack out, not very hard, and putting the other one in, it will bolt up in the same spot, all the lines, and the pump and the resevoir will bolt up in the factory spot (make sure you have the correct bolts).

Talk to Telemenohpee, he has recently dropped the steering rack on his car, and he will be able to tell you the procedures.

AF

*poke* what have you been smoking mad_lante???

No way will it cost you that much, all you need to do the conversion is:
Power Steering Rack
Power Steering Pump and Bracket
Power Steering Lines
Power Steering Resevoir

Visit your local wreckers, they can get you most of that stuff, 200 - 400 at the most for those parts.

And its not as hard as you just said, its a matter of dropping the power steering rack out, not very hard, and putting the other one in, it will bolt up in the same spot, all the lines, and the pump and the resevoir will bolt up in the factory spot (make sure you have the correct bolts).

Talk to Telemenohpee, he has recently dropped the steering rack on his car, and he will be able to tell you the procedures.

AF
BCX7 back me up here.........i know he got that quote for around $1000 all installed
so :gtfo: ryan :P thats labours and parts

PFFFT!

Thats for PUSSIES who cant install it themselves, ill bet that i can do it to my stock car, for 400 bucks.

:stoopid: yer it wont cos that much if u kno wot ure doing

Yeh Steering Rack wasnt too bad, I'd never seen one before but i replaced it anyway.
My memory is failing me, but just undo the tie rod ends, the rack mounts and bolts, since mine was already p/s had to undo the fluid feed/return lines, and i also removed the RHS control arm to make it easier to pull the sucker out.

Putting it back I didnt line up the steering column connector to the rack properly, so the steering wheel was rather off, just take the steering wheel off and realign.

Not too bad but i just didnt know what i was doing.

edit: call up a few wreckers, mine was 85 bux with good cond boots, other wreckers wanted upto 160+.

YOU SEE!

:gtfo: MAD_LANTE

you got to remember not everyone knows everything on the car right down to the mm's and not everyone works on there car to u it may seem simple to others they wouldnt know wtfs the motor, i would rather pay some one that knows what there doing that comes with a warranty then pay some greasy head 16 year old to do it :nuts:

Bahahaha, just cos i know what im doing :P

Bahahaha, just cos i know what im doing :P
says the man askin me how to take the dash apart and had problems finding a wingnut :badgrin:

you got to remember not everyone knows everything on the car right down to the mm's and not everyone works on there car to u it may seem simple to others they wouldnt know wtfs the motor, i would rather pay some one that knows what there doing that comes with a warranty then pay some greasy head 16 year old to do it :nuts:

werd

You are right about that. I woldnt dare to do it myself. I just dont have the place for it and i would probably end up ****ing up.

If its going to cost me anything over $600 including labour, stuff it i cant afford it atm. I dont really mind having no PS it would have been nice though.

Thanks for the replies.

Oh yeah going offtopic, Im going to get my aircon converted to the new stuff for around $150 at the local auto electrician :cool:

BCX7 back me up here.........i know he got that quote for around $1000 all installed
so :gtfo: ryan :P thats labours and parts

yep, that's what i got quoted for reconditioned rack and pump + new lines and stuff fully installed. i looked into it cos i was getting annoyed of the heavy steering and crap turning circle... but now it's not oo bad i guess - i've become used to it...

i have a pump, lines and resevoir... just need to rack + steering coloum (powersteering and non-powersteering coloums are a little different) and the motivation to do it... really i'd probably end up paying someone cos i couldn't be stuffed doing it myself lol

Even though the steering columns are differant, i think you could still get away with using a non power steering one on a power steering system.

then pay some greasy head 16 year old to do it :nuts:

Im a greasy head 16 yr old!!! lol, p/steer conversion is a peice of piss, aslong as u know what ur doing, i would do it for ya for the right money....

Bahaha, yeah you tell em :D

Theres at least 2 16 year olds here who are doing turbo conversions ;)