Has anyone converted a mk4 escort to have power steering.
Was thinking of doing this mod to mine but not sure what is involved.
I know that some early mk5 escorts had a cvh under the bonnet with power steering , but not sure what steering rack to use. Anyone got any ideas or done the same coversion?

 

Yes, it's been done. There was a thread in the resto section someone was doing the conversion.

Remember the mobility MK4 escorts had power steering

 

ask jano oddkid,he can do it for you.

 

Not worth while IMO

Done it a few times but the amount of work and time involved is not worth it.

 

What steering rack did u use?

 

3 different ones

 

which?

 

??

 

Not often I agree with Jano but I'm with him 110% on this.

 

O yeah y's that maytee

 

Just some stuff that we have a difference of opinion on that's all mate. Nowt meant by it

 

Aaah i see now, you have a fith injector




only playing

 

yo jano geeza!,your pick up done?is it red per chance,if its the one ive spied ,looks sound!

 

No mate not yet

My pickup is not a cut and shut combi

& Deffo not RED (No disrespect to red car owners)

 

okay,thought two and two made a couple their!




merry christmas anyhow!

 

I sold the last of my bits on ebay a couple months back but,-
Get on the net to one of the breakers in the States, the escort from
82 onwards had pas and from 85 onwards a/c as well. Up until 89
the motor is exactly the same as yours so all you need are the
brackets,pumps,pulleys(compressor and evaporator if you want the a/c as well) and just use a later escort/orion rack from a scrappy over here.
If you know your arse from your elbow the job (minus the A/C)
is fairly straight forward and means that torque steer is minimal.
Once you've tracked it all down talk to the guy below
who'll help you get it all over very easily. Good luck

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So what happens when you need to bolt the steering rack to.........
what exactly?

The later rack bolts to a crossmember which the ERST doesnot have.

Can you show us pics of your setup when you had it on your car??

 

hmm yes please,show us show us,intreaging

 

me thinks no pics are gonna be posted

 

Would take the fun out of driving a rs turbo .

 

Any update on this?

 

Power steering? Don't be a big blouse!

Where would be the fun, when the torque steer isn't trying to pull the wheel clean out of the passenger window

 

That would be no fun at all, you cant own an RS Turbo and be able to drive the thing in a straight line......be against religion lol

 

They'd be great on those Yank racing circuits. You could just keep it planted and beast it round the oval without even having to steer!

 

LOL

you could remove the steering rack to save a bit more weight aswell then

 

ere jano ur pick up is a south african BANTAM aint it?????

is it a left hooker???????

 

No mate.

It RDH and also a Mk4 91 H plate

 

Sorry, the above statment makes it sound like its not a Bantam. It is

Regards
Jano

 

where u find it then jano ?


u have to get it shipped over or u copme accross one ova here ?

 

The "Ute" has a life story here

http://members.lycos.co.uk/oddkidd/f...topic.php?t=64

Regards

 

and as for

Brilliant