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Offline Jay

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Help: Where to obtain PAS & Installing PAS
« on: 12 November 2007, 21:43 »
Hi Guys/Gals,

I'd like to know if anyone knows of a place where I could get a PAS kit to upgrade from manual to power steering?
I found http://www.vwspares.co.uk/g2steering.php but can't see the parts for changing from manual to PAS for so cheap?  :huh:

What else would I need to do the change over? ( I am a complete newb  :laugh: any help would be great )

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Re: Help: Where to obtain PAS & Installing PAS
« Reply #1 on: 12 November 2007, 21:49 »
i think you would need a whole new rack, a fluid resoivoir, the power steering pump, and im sure there are others that i cant think of right now

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Re: Help: Where to obtain PAS & Installing PAS
« Reply #2 on: 13 November 2007, 09:14 »
Seems to me a lot of work for no particular reason. Only on wide low profile tyres might this become a problem. A cheaper (and healthier) way is to do some exercises to improve your arm strength!

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Re: Help: Where to obtain PAS & Installing PAS
« Reply #3 on: 08 February 2009, 20:44 »
i think you would need a whole new rack, a fluid resoivoir, the power steering pump, and im sure there are others that i cant think of right now

Yup, having just examined my pas set up intimately (burst pipe lots of smoke, typical vw part only lasted 18 years  :grin: ) you will also need the pipes which I am just beginning to understand are getting rare unless you want to shell out a wodge of cash on some nice braided hoses  :cry:

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Re: Help: Where to obtain PAS & Installing PAS
« Reply #4 on: 08 February 2009, 20:51 »
not really rare  just not meany survive extraction
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: Help: Where to obtain PAS & Installing PAS
« Reply #5 on: 08 February 2009, 21:00 »
You could sign up for this site and get the part no's from there. http://www.vagcat.com/

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Re: Help: Where to obtain PAS & Installing PAS
« Reply #6 on: 08 February 2009, 21:05 »
Look @ the date I originally posted this thread.  :rolleyes:

Honestly.  :rolleyes:

I'm used to my manual steering now and love it. Back then I was used to a '57 plate Focus...  :lipsrsealed: 
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Re: Help: Where to obtain PAS & Installing PAS
« Reply #7 on: 08 February 2009, 21:52 »
It will help someone out no doubt
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Re: Help: Where to obtain PAS & Installing PAS
« Reply #8 on: 08 February 2009, 22:34 »
fitting PAS guide...

I've posted a tonne of useful information and diagrams here. Should come in handy for a steering woes.



PAS Pump
Pump Bracket + Bolts (2x 6" and 1x 2" which replace the water pump bolts. 3x 1" and 1x 4" for those which secure the bracket to the lower and rear of the block)
Hoses
Resevoir and Bracket
Rack
Belt
UJ joint from lower steering column to rack
Pulley Setup - Depending on the year of your car it could either need
* Double crank pulley, a water pump pulley, slip pulley for water pump and PAS pump pulley
* Double crank pulley, shallow depth water pump pulley (to prevent belt rubbing) and PAS pump pulley