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Old 09-27-2009, 09:00 PM   #7 (permalink)
RobertSmalls
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Right. A small car with a failed power steering system is hard to steer because the rack is geared differently, plus there's hydraulic fluid that you have to pump out of the way with your arms. Get a manual rack.

The Honda Insight has electric power steering (EPS), which is presumably lightweight like everything on the car, but you need the rack, steering column, and EPS computer. Then you have to figure out how to attach your tie rods to it.

Looking forward to the big reveal.
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