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Originally Posted by hamsterpower
Here we go again... This is incorrect. It has been discussed on many forums and caused many heated debates, but no the fluid is not needed for lubrication. There is no fluid in the manual rack. Many people just open the lines and let all the fluid out. When I did my conversion 5 years ago I removed all the flex lines and the pump and I found some threaded plugs to cap the holes after all the fluid was drained. I have had no problems since. Be sure to work the steering wheel back and forth to get all the fluid out. If you plug the holes with any fluid left inside it will restrict movement.
There is only the slightest addition resistance in parking lot driving over the powered steering and no increase above 15 MPH. Much better than pushing fluid through lines if you loop the lines, or worse just remove the belt.
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This is what I did several thousand miles ago. Minus the plugging. I completely concur about it. I got got all the fluid out. Some left over got forced out as I drove. Parking is slightly more difficult. There is no big diff after a few MPH. I like it ALOT.