go for it.
Nice improvement.
since it was optional in 84 ....there are two things your van should already
have ..
the bosses on the right cylinder head where the power steering pump bracket
mounts ..those should be already drilled and tapped, tho it's not hard to do
if they are not.

also ...in the frame of the van, below the filler neck, on the inner edge of
the frame ...there will be cut-outs for the PS pipes to pass through going
alongside the gas tank.  The whole job is  bolt-in.

You just need to round up all the parts ...and the gas tank needs to come
out to do the job.

I would not go back to non-power steering on my personal vanagon is one way
to express it.
It's nice to have- PS.
and mostly they are a very long-living system.  There is some care involved
but not hard to do. ...thinking check the screen in the bottom of the PS
reservoir and change the fluid once in a while.

Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Fitterer" <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 5:04 PM
Subject: Power Steering

My 84 Westy does not have pwoer steering.  I was entertaining the idea of
adding it to the vehicle but thought I would get some feedback from those on
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