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Old 10-07-2012, 03:39 AM   #74 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dennyt View Post
Running power steering off the driveshaft means you have 0 assist in parking lots, which is the whole point of power steering in a daily driver.
Not really, considering that you're MOVING through the parking lot... proper pulley size would have had a bunch to do with it. The real problem would have been over-running the pump and destroying it at highway speeds.
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