Power steering or no power steering?

[CB236]

I want to clean up my my engine bay a bit and get rid of some stuff i don't need i want just mostly engine in the engine bay lol ive taken out the cruise control all the A/C lines and condenser i wanted to leave my heater in so if it rains here in sunny Fl and i wanna drive somewhere i have a defrost but no the guy i bought it off bypassed the heater. So my final ? is leave power steering or not i can do without it if i want it ill have all the parts and nuts etc so no prob but i see some of you guys without it give me your input please.

[jdm_inspired]

Depends. If you are super low and have a valuable lip, I say no keep the PS. Otherwise take it out. I would take mines out but due to my lip, I need to keep it on.

I could only clean the engine bay so much. It does take out a chunk of the clutter.

[CB236]

Depends. If you are super low and have a valuable lip, I say no keep the PS. Otherwise take it out. I would take mines out but due to my lip, I need to keep it on.

I could only clean the engine bay so much. It does take out a chunk of the clutter.

Well right now im stock ride height and i want to put a full coil over on it and a lip eventually but how hard and pain in the ass is it to drive? because she will be a daily driver, but i want a racing very sleek clean look outside and in i want the engine bay to look clean as possible.

[konig52r]

Depends. If you are super low and have a valuable lip, I say no keep the PS. Otherwise take it out. I would take mines out but due to my lip, I need to keep it on.

I could only clean the engine bay so much. It does take out a chunk of the clutter.

what does a lip have to do with PS? am i missing something?
as far as PS goes, i heard it ruins you RP is that true? cause hinestly, thats whats stopping me from taking mine out

[rdeal317]

Well right now im stock ride height and i want to put a full coil over on it and a lip eventually but how hard and pain in the ass is it to drive? because she will be a daily driver, but i want a racing very sleek clean look outside and in i want the engine bay to look clean as possible.

On a freezing morning a couple of years ago my EX started firing ps fluid out of the reservoir, so I pulled the belt off and drove to work. It was fine to drive, just very slow to react with high effort at low speed, like you'd expect. Getting rid of it, though - I wouldn't consider this a worthwhile tradeoff for a few hp and a cleaner underhood look.

[jimmybean21]

i got rid i got rid my power steering when i did my H swap its not as bad as i thought it would be. lot of effort when parking but once u get moving its not bad at all. also my daily driver.

[CB236]

That's exactly what im thinking im gonna keep it in but i wanna get rid of all the clutter of wires and hoses and just shit i don't need.

[H22Artman]

having no power steering is only a pain in the ass when the car is standing still.

the car had no PS when i bought it.
i hooked it back up and only drove with it for about a day before i took it back off again.

i like it better. it feels more connected to the road somehow.

[jimmybean21]

having no power steering is only a pain in the ass when the car is standing still.

the car had no PS when i bought it.
i hooked it back up and only drove with it for about a day before i took it back off again.

i like it better. it feels more connected to the road somehow.

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[deevergote]

Unless you find a way to keep the rack lubricated, it will dry out and fail.

Otherwise, no power steering isn't bad. I pulled my belt when I discovered that it was too tight. The shop that put my underdrive crank pulley on used a belt that was too small, and it was straining the pump. I yanked it before it died completely. I'm told that I'm fighting the pump now when I turn, and that it'd be easier without it. I dunno about that... I can drive it just fine, and I'm no He-Man.


I don't understand what it has to do with a lip, though.

[rexload]

it really doesn't matter. not a big deal, if you want to take P/S out, take it out.

[johnl]

I'm told that I'm fighting the pump now when I turn, and that it'd be easier without it. I dunno about that... I can drive it just fine, and I'm no He-Man.

This is what I keep saying; when the belt is removed it isn't necessarily the case that the lines etc need modifying to avoid hydraulic resistance in the PS.

In at least some cases there will be no significant hydraulic resistance ('reverse pumping') with the belt off, so no need to alter anything. Having said that I can't state categorically that this will be the case with all Accord PAS steering.

It's dead easy to check whether or not any modification is needed with belt removal. Just jack the front wheels off the ground and, with engine not running, quickly turn the steering wheel all the way one way then the other (a few times). If it turns easily then no problematic hydraulic resistance exists, in which case you can leave all the lines etc unmolested.