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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
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29th Oct 08 at 11:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

why not use it from a 1.2 sxi corsa?
Luke
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Oxford Drives:Corsa B C20LET
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29th Oct 08 at 11:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

because its a nighmare to fit, have to take the dash out iirc
Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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29th Oct 08 at 12:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Iain M
I had the power steering and thought it was great, then the day i came to sell it the power steering pipe blew all over my front, so disconnected it and wished i had from the start.


What did you do to disconnect it? Did you change anything?
alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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29th Oct 08 at 12:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The power steering in my XE was buggered for about 6 months due to a helluva lot of hassle with the pump - needed spaced over then the return pipe blew due to touching the manifold

Never felt what it's like to have a corsa XE with no PAS, with a non-PAS rack. But mine was a million times better when I connected it up.

No PAS with a PAS rack = a pain in the fucking arse.

EDIT: And if you 'disconnect' your power steering without removing the pump it's going to break. Happened when my pipe burst - driving with the pump running with no fluid going through it is a big no no, my pulley fell off it.

[Edited on 29-10-2008 by alan-g-w]
Torsa g
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Registered: 20th Sep 07
Location: Tamworth. Rides: An OSTRIDGE
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29th Oct 08 at 12:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by fazza
quote:
Originally posted by Torsa g
pas is better when for correction when the back end starts to slide





Yeah u gota drive hard in an xe, else theres no point
Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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29th Oct 08 at 12:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I had pas until i burst a pipe, and quite liked it without except for parking.
Fro
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Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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29th Oct 08 at 12:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Torsa g
quote:
Originally posted by fazza
quote:
Originally posted by Torsa g
pas is better when for correction when the back end starts to slide





Yeah u gota drive hard in an xe, else theres no point


Amen to that!
Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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29th Oct 08 at 12:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Non-power steering.

[Edited on 29-10-2008 by Adam_B]
Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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29th Oct 08 at 13:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by Iain M
I had the power steering and thought it was great, then the day i came to sell it the power steering pipe blew all over my front, so disconnected it and wished i had from the start.


What did you do to disconnect it? Did you change anything?


The lad who bouight it off me just told me to take the belt off, so i did. 2 hours later he came to pick the car up.
Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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29th Oct 08 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
The power steering in my XE was buggered for about 6 months due to a helluva lot of hassle with the pump - needed spaced over then the return pipe blew due to touching the manifold

Never felt what it's like to have a corsa XE with no PAS, with a non-PAS rack. But mine was a million times better when I connected it up.

No PAS with a PAS rack = a pain in the fucking arse.

EDIT: And if you 'disconnect' your power steering without removing the pump it's going to break. Happened when my pipe burst - driving with the pump running with no fluid going through it is a big no no, my pulley fell off it.

[Edited on 29-10-2008 by alan-g-w]


Same as what I think, felt rough with no PAS on mine.
alan-g-w
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29th Oct 08 at 14:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Iain M
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by Iain M
I had the power steering and thought it was great, then the day i came to sell it the power steering pipe blew all over my front, so disconnected it and wished i had from the start.


What did you do to disconnect it? Did you change anything?


The lad who bouight it off me just told me to take the belt off, so i did. 2 hours later he came to pick the car up.


... the alternator/fan belt? Hope he had a battery charger or some jump leads...
Ojc
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29th Oct 08 at 14:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

That was what I was about to say, belt goes around the PAS pump
Torsa g
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Location: Tamworth. Rides: An OSTRIDGE
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29th Oct 08 at 15:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

just get a non pas belt i suppose only a couple a pence
Ojc
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29th Oct 08 at 15:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Wide belt alternator belt that goes around just 2 pulleys? I take it that's from the early X14XE Sport's that didn't have PAS?
Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford   Drives: LET Vectra B
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29th Oct 08 at 15:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Wide belt alternator belt that goes around just 2 pulleys? I take it that's from the early X14XE Sport's that didn't have PAS?
My X14XE belt was too long, had to measure how long I needed and just went to halfords and found one the same length.
Olsrey
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Location: Bradford   Drives: LET Vectra B
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29th Oct 08 at 15:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Non-PAS btw
Ojc
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29th Oct 08 at 15:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I take it, it was a wide belt one and not a v-pulley one?
Olsrey
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29th Oct 08 at 15:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I take it, it was a wide belt one and not a v-pulley one?
Yeah, I just cut the 1.4 belt down to size and measured it.
Ian W
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29th Oct 08 at 15:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Twin pulley uses seperate belts for PAS and alty

[Edited on 29-10-2008 by Ian W]
Ojc
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29th Oct 08 at 16:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Eh? You mean PAS equipped cars use different belts to non PAS equipped cars.
Ben G
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Location: Essex
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29th Oct 08 at 16:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

that is a proper mobby there mate
Ian W
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29th Oct 08 at 16:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Eh? You mean PAS equipped cars use different belts to non PAS equipped cars.


We still talking about XE's?

I meant you can remove the PAS belt on an XE and not lose your alty belt as someone said above
Ojc
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29th Oct 08 at 16:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Sorry yes, XE. I was talking about smallblock arrangments.
cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
Location: Lochore, Fife
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29th Oct 08 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i had both

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