Civic '95 Power Steering Removal

I used to have an old ~ '87 civic with rack 'n pinion steering
(non-power steering), and I liked it a lot. I like driving with the
just the basics, none of this fru-fru stuff. But my current '95 civic
has power steering. Is it possible to replace the power steering with
a rack 'n pinion steering? Is it difficult? I just heard a question
on CarTalk that was similar to this, and they said cutting the belt is
actually worse, since you end up having to push the wheels AND the
left over power steering junk.. I'm pretty sure the '95 civic didn't
have a non-power steering option, so I'm not sure I could swap out
parts with a model that doesn't have power steering. Anyone know?
Any ideas?

thanks as always!! y'all are awesome!
-Mr. Speck

 

The '95 Civic has rack & pinion steering with power assist on most
models. My '94 service manual does have mention of a non-power steering
(still rack and pinion) variety as well. I checked at
http://www.edmunds.com and it does not list power steering on the '92 CX
hatchback (I checked this one as it is the cheapest model in the
earliest model year). So the parts exist for a conversion to non-power
steering.

If you search through the archived news groups on http://google.com you
may find a thread on doing the opposite, putting power steering in a
Civic that did not come with it. I seem to remember that it entails
replacing the front sub frame, but that is a vague memory only.

 

Why don't you remove the ps belt and try driving? My '96 CX has manual
steering and a new rack for it is under $200.

 

I believe all the 92-95 VX and CX models did not have power steering. My
beloved 94 Civic CX did not have power steering, and I loved the steering
feel and feedback. Just go to a junkyard and see if you can get the parts.

 

Just taking off the belt may not be good (long term) for the rack. Check
out this procedure, used by RealTime race team (NSX and RSX):

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=184202

Procedure should be similar to your 5G Civic which is the chassis for
the ITR.

V.R.

 

Just remove the PS belt AND drain the fluid from the system so you do not
have the resistance of the fluid in the rack and you will have manual
steering

Hope this helps

Radar