PMS Power Steering Delete?

[bvnditi]

Ey up!

I'm looking at the PMS power steering delete kit for my 182, given I've owned a few other cars with manual racks (1275cc Mini heritage racecar, N14 Sunny, and a couple of old Civics) and prefer it for spirited driving. It's never really been a bother for daily driving, I lived with daily driving my P/S-less N14 Sunny for a year and it never got on my tits.

What experience do people have with the kit, the install process etc? Anything to look out for or precautions to take?

I've also been told about mating a 1.2 rack to a 182 column as the 1.2 rack lacks the lines/hoses etc. What's the crack there?

Looking at doing it as a weekend job on a mate's 2-poster. Just wanted to check if it was worth it & hoping it won't turn into more than a weekend job 😁

Cheers!

 

[S24NRC]

We fitted it in conjunction with EPAS to a mates 172. Rather uneventful, but we did rip out a dead Hydraulic PAS system with no intention of using it again.

 

[bvnditi]

We fitted it in conjunction with EPAS to a mates 172. Rather uneventful, but we did rip out a dead Hydraulic PAS system with no intention of using it again.

Got it. So it can be fitted alongside an EPAS conversion, or just be used to completely blank everything off and go manual rack aye?

 

[S24NRC]

Got it. So it can be fitted alongside an EPAS conversion, or just be used to completely blank everything off and go manual rack aye?

Its basically an idler pulley. I think you might need the blanks for depowering the factory rack too, or alternatively you can fit an EPAS rack, I believe the 1.5 dci is the best bet for it.