power steering yes or no...?

[Jezza_hr]

jondee86 Wrote:

topi Wrote:I have a non PAS levin, with wide wheels and lots of camber. I'm a
small guy with little arms... and don't have a problem haha. People
need to consume more energy drinks before they drive.

Yeah... wide tyres are really only a problem when parking, or making
similar walking pace manouvers. Even with standard width tyres on a
non-power steering car, you soon learn to turn the wheel while the car is
moving. Once you have some speed up, the problem disappears

The upside (IMHO) is that you get a better feedback from the front
wheels without P/S getting in the way.

Cheers... jondee86

Quoted for truth. After driving around for a few days without power steering, I can easily say that the feedback you get is far more noticeable (this is not the first time i've driven an 86 without ps) without it. The downside to it however is you cant steer as quickly, so flicking out the tail end of the car is a little bit more work and a struggle to some.

I'm toying with the idea of putting it back on, simply because i'm used to the power steering now and I do a lot of parallel parking and street driving. One thing I did ask in another thread is if it's damaging to the PS rack if it has no fluid in it - e.g does the fluid lubricate anything that could get wear and tear if it's not lubricated?