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Subject:Re: Wanted: Manual Steering Rack
From:Max Wellhouse
Date:Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:05:27 -0600

I think I could handle the small wheel since I've been driving with a
non-functioning PS rack and the small wheel for 3 years now.  Can you
spell  "Prahhhpahhly  Pauhhmt Auuhp?"

Alf Wieder Seine

At 11:19 PM 2/22/2005, Stephen Overmyer wrote:
>
>
>Date:    Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:12:27 EST
>From:    JordanVw@AOL.COM
>Subject: Re: Wanted: Manual Steering Rack
>
>In a message dated 2/22/05 9:38:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>joeminglin@YAHOO.COM writes:
>
>
> >
> > Anyone have a manual steering rack in decent condition for sale?  I
> > have an
> > 87 wolf with a crapped out power unit that is giving me
> > headaches....would like to just use a non-power unit.
> >
> > also I have heard that you need to change the steering knucles is you
> > go from power to non-powered?  is this correct?
> >
> >
>
>i got one u can have for free..if u remove it..   wont be available for
>another month tho cuz i still am using the van for storage and need to
>keep it rolling until its ready to be hauled off
>
>chris
>se pa
>
>
>Joe,
>
>You're going to want the larger steering wheel too. The manual steering
>is fine with the appropriate wheel but it aint no fun with the smaller
>one that came with PS vans...
>
>Cheers,
>Steve O
>NSW Australia
>'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
>'00 Transporter Double Cab
>'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
>'78 Landrover Series 3 Soft top ute (ex-Aust Army)
>
>Rest in (some kind of) peace Hunter S. Thompson

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