01-01-2012, 04:23 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Merced,
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Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast-Ford Performance Solutions 533 BB
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Steering woes....
How necessary is power steering in a cobra?
 Well this is 2 1/2 years and two power steering racks/pumps/pulleys, professional evaluations and R&R etc. later and I still have problems with leakage from my power steering system. I put the toy back up on jacks to inspect the source and it seems it may be another bad seal...? Well we wanna drive it so I'll git 'er done somehow but I'm wondering...could I just go with a straight mechanical steering system?
Sure I've got 265 front tires and the car weighs about 2800-2900# but could I get away with a straight rack and pinion manual steering and forget about pressures, lines, leaks, pumps, pulleys and belts for steering? Smaller tires on the front wouldn't hurt any I bet, when it comes to manual steering too, I'd be easy on that change.
Thanks for your feedback!
P.S. I put this toy together with all the automotive know-how of a 3rd grader so 'splain it simpul pullleez 
Dirk
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