how can you tell if you have a power steering rack fitted

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whipsey
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:35 pm

as above if it's not power steering how hard is it to fit it's for a 1990 cabby :D
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Brianmoooore
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:05 pm

Simple bolt on job using all the bits from any E30 donor with the same series engine.
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:17 pm

as brian says
very easy swap did my tech 1 in just over an hour incl jacking up car etc

make sure you get everything from the pas car pump bracket etc and the steering coupling
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:50 pm

nice one was pas an option or did most cars come with it as standard?
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:52 pm

think all facelifts are pas

a lot of preface are too but some people opted for non pas winkeye

but then i got older and needed the pas cos im lazy :roll:
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:16 pm

i think i'll just have to check it lol it's smashed to pieces same as the sump
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:43 pm

this is how you tell if you have it or not:

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Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:05 pm

My facelift doesn't have PAS, And sadly I don't have the muscles of the guy above :(
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:01 pm

I have (had) two facelift 2 door 318s without PAS as well.
My Glass's guide says standard from Sept '88.
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:17 pm

whipsey wrote: how can you tell if you have a power steering rack fitted


Have a look under the bonnet for the black reservoir!!! :D
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:50 pm

is a power steering rack woo hoo
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