I think Ken Wilfy has done this swap to manual and there is an issue with
the couple to the steering wheel shaft if I remember correctly.  I will
eventually do this swap on my van as I've been going for 3 years with no
pump and eventually that lack of PS fluid is going to lock something up in
there.  I don't  mind the extra"exercise".

Max

t 11:03 AM 10/11/2004, Christopher Brooks wrote:
>l definitely agree with Dennis. My power steering rack started going bad
>about this time last year, dropping the reservoir level from max to min in a
>couple days.. Then by Feb... it needed to be filled every day. I rolled
>the dice
>and bought a used rack from a guy who was parting a van out for $90 and I have
>put on about 3400 miles since then with no problems.
>
>I have never seen a standard rack installed on a Power steering van, but I
>would imagine that it would take quite a bit of elbow grease to turn the
>steering wheel.
>
>Only took about 30 minutes to change out the rack, and that was with clean
>up, too.
>
>Chris
>
>In a message dated 10/11/2004 11:56:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes:
>If you disconnect the lines at the rack to allow all the fluid to drain out,
>there is little difference. The non PS vans use a larger steering wheel and
>different spindles to reduce the effort. Replace the rack and you should
>be good
>for another 100K.
>
>Dennis