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posted 09-25-2000 07:34 PM            

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Anyone have experience with disconnecting the power steering on their Mustang? I'd like to get rid of the twitchy vague steering feel typical of the time they were made. I saw an adapter in one of the parts catalogs for this purpose. Anyone ever used it or something like it?

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Walt

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posted 09-25-2000 09:26 PM               

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I haven't used one of the adapters that replace your power steering control valve. But odds are the sloppy feeling you are getting is in the steering box, Flaming River sells a new box that should make your steering tight as new.

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posted 09-25-2000 10:41 PM               

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Power steering?

Who needs it? My 100 pound, 5'2" daughter has been "muscling" her '66 around without it for two years now

SteveW

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posted 09-26-2000 10:28 AM               

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The P/S in my '67 Shelby 350GT is neither twitchy nor vague, but the ratio and Pitman arm may be different from a stock '67. I think the pump pulley is larger diameter, too.

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posted 09-26-2000 01:06 PM               

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Good move Walt. REAL Mustangers don't have power steering anyway ! Alex

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posted 09-27-2000 09:38 PM            

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OK, I'm convinced to do away with the power (the gear box is not that loose) so what do I do? Just remove the belt and go? Is this going to continue to work the valve and the rest of the PS system eventually causing trouble?

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