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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 09:50 AM
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I'm ordering a alternator low mount kit. It removes the power steering pump and A/C. I'm going to use stock power rack. What do I need to do where the hose screwed into the rack?
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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I'm ordering a alternator low mount kit. It removes the power steering pump and A/C. I'm going to use stock power rack. What do I need to do where the hose screwed into the rack?
i belive you have to buy a manual rack and k member for a manual rack
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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I dont know what you are talkin about but littleRedZ you car looks bad azz
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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I'm ordering a alternator low mount kit. It removes the power steering pump and A/C. I'm going to use stock power rack. What do I need to do where the hose screwed into the rack?
You probably already have the answer to this, but you want to evacuate the rack and plug it. Some guys leave the fluid in it for lubrication, but all that does it make it harder to steer. Either method will pretty much ruin the power rack unit, so be sure before you go ahead with this mod.
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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hey i will agree i did the swap pluged the holes could not hardly steer the car then i pulled the plugs out got all the fluid out turns much easier been driveing with it for about 6 months no problems yet ...
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Originally Posted by 93zm6tally
You probably already have the answer to this, but you want to evacuate the rack and plug it. Some guys leave the fluid in it for lubrication, but all that does it make it harder to steer. Either method will pretty much ruin the power rack unit, so be sure before you go ahead with this mod.
How do you evacuate the rack?
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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all i did was pulled the plugs out put a pan down then slowly turned the wheel back and forth it only way i know of
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Old Dec 21, 2005 | 01:14 AM
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You can leave the fluid in it, just do not plug the holes. You need to loop them together, so the fluid can flow back and forth. If you plug them, when you try and turn all you are doing is pressurizing on side and making it very hard to turn. If you loop the lines, when you turn the fluid flows back and forth and keeps everything well lubed.
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Madman sells a manual rack for stock mounts. Very easy to install!!
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you can also run a tube from one port to the other and let it circulate, that is how to properly run a power rack manually
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