Re: Power Steering

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

If you do manage to install power steering you will lose some of the 
"road feel" that you get having manual steering. In the meantime it 
doesn't have to be harder than it should. Grease the tie rod ends and 
keep at least 23 psi in the front tires. Try to turn the wheels as you 
are moving, even a little is a help. Of course it is certainly busy 
trying to turn the wheel, shift a 5-speed, clutch, and watch not to 
hit the other cars when getting out of a tight parking spot on a hill!
If you want luxury an automatic is nice especially in heavy traffic. 
The unfortunate truth is that as we owners get older we appreciate 
some of these "luxuries" more. It is difficult for us as we get older 
to even get in and out of the car! Someone with arthritis in the hands 
or the arms would really like power steering, it could mean the 
difference between keeping and enjoying the car or having to sell it.
Like cruise control many owners would like it if it can be done 
without "hacking up" the car.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "evm2k" <evm2k@xxxx> wrote:
> I did check out my rack & front end and found it in decent shape. I 
> even went into a few other Deloreans and checked them out. They all 
> seemed to be the same. Very hard. When I'm driving, there's no 
> problem but it's when I'm manuevering around town and parking is 
when 
> I wish that it did have power steering. Especially in San 
> Francisco!!!
> 
> Is this rack and pinion an exclusive Delorean design or is there 
> another car that shares the same components? If anyone knows, 
please 
> let me know so that I can do some further research.
> 
> Richard 
> Danville, Ca
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Marc A. Levy" <malevy@xxxx> wrote:
> > WHY?
> > 
> > If you feel you have the need for power steering, you may have 
some 
> problem with your car.
> > 
> > Even when parallel parking, I have no problem with the manual 
> steering on both of my DeLoreans.
> > 
> > Inspect your rack. Make sure it is properly lubricated. Also do 
a 
> general front end inspection (tie rods, ball joints....blah blah)